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12 Cards in this Set
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anomaly
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deviation from what is normal;
aberration, abnormality, deviation, irregularity |
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assuage
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to make something unpleasant less severe;
allay, alleviate, appease, ease, lighten, mitigate, mollify, pacify |
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enigma
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a puzzle, a mystery
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equivocal
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allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a word or phrase, esp. with intent to deceive or misguide; susceptible of double interpretation; deliberately ambiguous
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erudite
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learned, scholarly, bookish
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fervid
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intensely emotional, feverish;
burning, impassioned, passionate, vehement, zealous |
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lucid
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clear and easily understood;
coherent, clear, limpid, intelligible |
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opaque
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impossible to see through, preventing the passage of light;
obscure |
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placate
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to soothe or pacify;
appease, conciliate, mollify |
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precipitate
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to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation;
hurl, rush |
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prodigal
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lavish, wasteful;
extravagant, lavish, profligate, spendthrift, wasteful |
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zeal
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passion, excitement;
ardency, fervor, fire, passion |
