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25 Cards in this Set
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Abscond |
to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide |
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Ameliorate |
to make better or more tolerable |
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Arduous |
strenuous; taxing; requiring significant effort |
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Ascetic |
one who practices rigid self-denial, esp. as an act of religious devotion |
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Austere |
without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic |
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Axiom |
a universally recognized principle |
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Axiomatic |
taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth |
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Bucolic |
Rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their people |
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Canonical |
following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards |
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Contentious |
argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement |
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Convoluted |
complex or complicated |
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Culpable |
deserving blame |
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Disabuse |
to undeceive; to set right |
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Eclectic |
composed of elements drawn from various sources |
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Effrontery |
extreme boldness; presumptuousness |
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Ephemeral |
brief; fleeting |
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Erudite |
very learned; sholarly |
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Eulogy |
a speech honoring the dead |
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Extempraneous |
improvised; done without preparation |
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Facetious |
playful; humorous |
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Fulminate |
to loudly attack or denounce |
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Hyperbole |
an exaggerated statment, often used as a figure of speech |
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Lucid |
clear; easily understood |
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Oscillation |
the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady rhythm |
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Paean |
a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving |
