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77 Cards in this Set
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Abscond
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(verb)
to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide |
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Aberrant |
(adj.)deviating from the norm (noun form: aberration) |
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Alacrity |
(noun)eager and enthusiastic willingness |
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Anomaly |
(noun)deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality (adj. form: anomalous) |
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Approbation |
(noun)an expression of approval or praise |
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Arduous |
(adj.) strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort |
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Assuage |
(verb)to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify |
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Audacious |
(adj.)daring and fearless; recklessly bold (noun form: audacity) |
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Austere |
(adj.)without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic (noun form: austerity) |
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Axiomatic |
(adj.)taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth (noun form: axiom) |
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Canonical |
(adj.)following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (noun form: canon) |
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Capricious |
(adj.)inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable |
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Censure |
(verb)to criticize severely; to officially rebuke |
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Chicanery |
(noun)trickery or subterfuge |
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Connoisseur |
(noun)an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert |
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Convoluted |
(adj.)complex or complicated |
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Disabuse |
(verb)to undeceive; to set right |
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Discordant |
(adj.)conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound |
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Disparate |
(adj.)fundamentally distinct or dissimilar |
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Effrontery |
(noun)extreme boldness; presumptuousness |
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Eloquent |
(adj.)well-spoken, expressive, articulate (noun form:eloquence) |
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Enervate |
(verb)to weaken; to reduce in vitality |
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Ennui |
(noun)dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy |
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Equivocate |
(verb)to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (adj. form: equivocal) |
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Erudite |
(adj.)very learned; scholarly (noun form: erudition) |
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Exculpate |
(verb)exonerate; to clear of blame |
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Exigent |
(adj.)urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention |
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Extemporaneous |
(adj.)improvised; done without preparation |
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Filibuster |
(noun)intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action |
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Fulminate |
(verb)to loudly attack or denounce |
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Ingenuous |
(adj.)artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication |
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Inured |
(adj.)accustomed to accepting something undesirable |
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Irascible |
(adj.)easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts |
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Laud |
(verb)to praise highly (adj. form: laudatory) |
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Lucid |
(adj.)clear; easily understood |
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Magnanimity |
(noun)the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving (adj. form:magnanimous) |
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Martial |
(adj.)associated with war and the armed forces |
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Mundane |
(adj.)of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary |
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Nascent |
(adj.)coming into being; in early developmental stages |
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Nebulous |
(adj.)vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form |
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Neologism |
(noun)a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses |
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Noxious |
(adj.)harmful, injurious |
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Obtuse |
(adj.)lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression |
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Obviate |
(verb)to anticipate and make unnecessary |
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Onerous |
(adj.)troubling; burdensome |
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Paean |
(noun)a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving |
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Parody |
(noun)a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art |
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Perennial |
(adj.)recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly |
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Perfidy |
(noun)intentional breach of faith; treachery (adj. form:perfidious) |
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Perfunctory |
(adj.)cursory; done without care or interest |
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Perspicacious |
(adj.)acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (noun form: perspicacity) |
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Prattle |
(verb)to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner |
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Precipitate |
(adj.)acting with excessive haste or impulse |
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Precipitate |
(verb)to cause or happen before anticipated or required |
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Predilection |
(noun)a disposition in favor of something; preference |
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Prescience |
(noun)foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring (adj. form: prescient) |
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Prevaricate |
(verb)to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead |
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Qualms |
(noun)misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy |
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Recant |
(verb)to retract, esp. a previously held belief |
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Refute |
(verb)to disprove; to successfully argue against |
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Relegate |
(verb)to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position |
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Reticent |
(adj.)quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings |
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Solicitous |
(adj.)concerned and attentive; eager |
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Sordid |
(adj.)characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul |
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Sporadic
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(adj.)occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances
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Squander |
(verb)to waste by spending or using irresponsibly |
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Static |
(adj.)not moving, active, or in motion; at rest |
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Stupefy |
(verb)to stun, baffle, or amaze |
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Stymie |
(verb)to block; to thwart |
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Synthesis |
(noun)the combination of parts to make a whole (verb form: synthesize) |
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Torque |
(noun)a force that causes rotation |
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Tortuous |
(adj.)winding, twisting; excessively complicated |
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Truculent |
(adj.)fierce and cruel; eager to fight |
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Veracity |
(noun)truthfulness, honesty |
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Virulent |
(adj.)extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic |
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Voracious |
(adj.)having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous |
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Waver
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(verb)to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion
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