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28 Cards in this Set
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Abscond |
To depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide |
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Aberrant |
Deviating from the norm |
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Alacrity |
Eager and enthusiastic willingness |
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Anomaly |
Deviation from the normal order form or rule |
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Approbation |
An expression of approval and praise |
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Arduous |
Strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort |
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Assuage |
To ease or lessen; to appease or pacify |
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Audacious |
Daring and fearless; recklessly bold |
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Austere |
Without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic |
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Axiomatic |
Taken as given; possessing self evident truth |
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Canonical |
Following or in agreement with accepted traditional standards |
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Capricious |
Inclined to change ones mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable |
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Censure |
To criticize severely; to officially rebuke |
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Chicanery |
Trickery or subterfuge |
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Connoisseur |
An informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert |
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Convoluted |
Complex or complicated |
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Disabuse |
To undeceive; to set right |
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Discordant |
Conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound |
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Disparate |
Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar |
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Effrontery |
Extreme boldness; presumptuousness |
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Eloquent |
Well spoken, expressive, articulate |
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Enervate |
To weaken; to reduce in vitality |
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Ennui |
Dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy |
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Equivocate |
To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent |
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Erudite |
Very learned; scholarly |
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Exculpate |
Exonerate; to clear of blame |
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Exigent |
Urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention |
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Extemporaneous |
Improvised; done without preparation |
