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12 Cards in this Set
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AESTHETIC
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appealing to the sense of beauty
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ECLETIC
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choosing from a variety of sources
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PARADOX
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a seemingly contradictory statement that nonetheless expresses the truth
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ANOMALOUS
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deviating from a general rule, an irregularity, something that is out of place
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ALLEVIATE, MITIGATE, MOLLIFY, ASSUAGE, ALLAY
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to relieve, to lessen as to alleviate congestion
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TANGIBLE, PALPABLE
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capable of being touched, felt or perceived
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TRITE, BANAL, CLICHE, HACKNEYED, PLATITUDE, VAPID, PROSAIC, MUNDANE
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commonplace, unimaginative, ordinary
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ELUSIVE
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hard to catch, evasive
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PROCRASTINATE, DILATORY, TEMPORIZE, DAWDLE
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to delay, to be tardy
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VACILLATE, OSCILLATE
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To waver, to swing back and forth like a pendulum often between two views or feelings
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OBSTINATE, OBDURATE, RECALCITRANT, INTRANSIGENT, INTRACTABLE
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stubborn
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TACITURN, TACIT, TERSE, LACONIC
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Close-mouthed, silent, speaking few words, concise
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