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52 Cards in this Set
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aberrant
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deviating from the norm
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ambiguous
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unclear;open to more than one potential meaning
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anachronistic
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belonging to another time; removed from natural chronological context
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anomalous
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abnormal; deviating from the common or general type
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anomaly
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deviation from teh normal order, form, or rule; abnormality
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archaic
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outdated; associated with an earlier, prehaps more primitive time
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ascetic
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one who practices rigid self-denial, esp. as an act of religious devotion
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banal
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lacking originality; commonplace
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brilliance
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extreme brightness; possessing luminosity or genious
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camouflage
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a means of disgusing people or things to make them blend in with their surroundings
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commensurate
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matching; corresponding or proportionate in degree, size, or amount
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conspicuous
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easily visible, obvious
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derivative
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unoriginal; obtained from another source
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deviance
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state or quality of differing from the accepted norm; abnormality
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deviation
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departure or wandering away from teh accepted standard
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discrete
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distinct; individual
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diffuse
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dispersed or scattered; not centeralized
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digress
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to stray from teh point; to go off on a tangent
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discordant
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conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
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disinterest
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lack of bias or involvement; impartiality
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disinterested
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uninvolved; free from self-interest
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dispersed
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spread out or scattered
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distention
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the state or act of extending or being swollen out of shape
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eccentric
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departing from norms or conventions
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eclectic
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culled from many sources
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emulate
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to imitate withthe goal of rivaling or surpassing
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enigmatic
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mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand
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esoteric
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intended for or understood by a small, specific group
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flamboyant
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ostantatious or showy; flashy
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florid
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flowery; ruddy; ornate
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heretical
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unorthodox; iconoclastic; dissenting from established dogma
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hierarchy
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a system in which individuals or things are ranked in a particular order
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homogeneous
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made up of elements that are similar in nature or kind; uniform
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iconoclastic
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attacking cherished believes; heretical; heterodox
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idiosyncrasy
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a quirk particular to a group or individual
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imperturbable
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marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness
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innocuous
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harmless; causing no damage
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marginal
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relating to or at an edge or boundary; minimal
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maverick
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an independent individual who does not go along witha group or party
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mitigate
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to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate
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monotonous
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dull and without variety; tedious
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mundane
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of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary
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ostracism
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the act of casting out or excluding an individual from a society or group; banishment
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perennial
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recurrent through the yera or many years; happening repeatedly
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recluse
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one who avoids social contact and lives in seclusion
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scarc
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rare and insufficient
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sporadic
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occuring only occasionally, or in scattered instances
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superfluous
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exceeding waht is sufficient or necessary
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symmetry
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the quality of being evenly balanced; the possession of perfect correspondence between sides or parts
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tangential
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only touching briefly upon the topic at hand; irrelevant
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temper
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to moderate or soothe
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temperate
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moderate; marked by restraing and lack of extremes
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