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49 Cards in this Set
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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
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approbation
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an expression of approval or praise
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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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capricious
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inclined to change ones mind impulsively; changeable
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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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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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eloquent
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well-spoken; expressive; articulate
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enervate
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to weaken; to reduce in vitality
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ennui
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dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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equivocate
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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
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exculpate
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exonerate; clear of blame
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exigent
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urgent; requiring immediate action or attention
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filibuster
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intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action
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ingenuous
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artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication
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inured
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accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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irascible
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easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
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laud
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to praise highly
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magnanimity
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generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving
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martial
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associated with war and the armed forces
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mundane
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of the world; typical or concerned with the ordinary
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nascent
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coming in to being; in early developmental stages
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nebulous
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vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
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neologism
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a new word expression or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
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noxious
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harmful, injurious
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obtuse
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lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
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obviate
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to anticipate and make unnecessary
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onerous
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troubling, burdensome
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parody
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a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature or art
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perennial
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recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly
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perfunctory
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cursory; done without care or interest
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prattle
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to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
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prescience
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foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring
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prevaricate
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to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
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refute
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to disprove; to successfully argue against
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solicitous
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concerned and attentive; eager
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sporadic
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occurring only occasionally
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static
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not moving or active; at rest
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stupefy
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to stun, baffle or amaze
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tortuous
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winding, twisting; excessively complicated
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truculent
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fierce and cruel, eager to fight
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voracious
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having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous
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waver
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to move to and fro; to be unsettled in an opinion
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relegate
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to forcibly assign, esp., to a lower place or position
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