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19 Cards in this Set
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Aberrant/Aberration |
adj/n; deviating from the norm |
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Abscond |
v; to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide |
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Alacrity |
n; eager and enthusiastic willingness |
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Anomaly/Anomalous |
n/adj; deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality |
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Approbation |
n; an expression of approval or praise |
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Arduous |
adj; strenuous; taxing; requiring significant effort |
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Assuage |
v; to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify |
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Audacious/Audacity |
adj/n; daring and fearless; recklessly bold |
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Austere/Austerity |
adj/n; without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic |
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Axiomatic/Axiom |
adj/n; taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth |
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Canonical/Canon |
adj/n; following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards |
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Capricious |
adj; inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable |
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Censure |
v; to criticize severely; to officially rebuke |
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Chicanery |
n; trickery or subterfuge |
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Connoisseur |
n; an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert |
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Convoluted |
adj; complex or complicated |
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Disabuse |
v; 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 |
