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19 Cards in this Set
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abscond
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to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
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aberrant
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deviating from the norm
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alacrity
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eager and enthusiastic willingness
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anomaly
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deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality
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approbation
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an expression of approval or praise
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arduous
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strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort
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assuage
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to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
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audacious
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daring and fearless; recklessly bold
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austere
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without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic
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axiomatic
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taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth
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canonical
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following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
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capricious
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inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable
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censure
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to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
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chicanery
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trickery or subterfuge
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connoisseur
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an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
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convoluted
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complex or complicated
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disabuse
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to undeceive; to set right
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discordant
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conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
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disparate
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fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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