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23 Cards in this Set
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aberrant
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deviating from the norm
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assuage
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to ease or lessen, to appease
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censure
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criticize severely
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connoiseur
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astute judge in matters of taste
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eloquent
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articulate
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enervate
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weaken
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mundane
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ordinary
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nascent
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in the early development stages
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obtuse
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lacking sharpness
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static
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stationary
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stupefy
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stun, baffle
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ABSCOND
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(verb)depart clandestinely
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ASCETIC
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(noun) one who practices rigid self denial, as an act of religious devotion
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AXIOM
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(noun)universally recognized principle
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CONVOLUTED
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(adj)complicated
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EULOGY
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(noun) praise in honor of the dead
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LUCID
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(adj) clear, easily understood
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OSCILLATION
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(noun) act of swinging to and fro
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PIOUS
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(adj) devout
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QUALMS
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(noun)misgivings, reservations, cause for hesitancy
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SQUANDER
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(verb) to waste by spending irresponsibly
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TORQUE
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(noun) rotational force
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UBIQUITOUS
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(adj) widespread, present everywhere
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