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Group 3.1 Flashcards

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Aberrant

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deviating from the norm

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Ambiguous

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unclear; open to more than one potential meaning

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Anachronistic

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Belonging to another time; removed from natural chronological context

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Anomalous

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abnormal; deviating from the common or general type

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Anomaly

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deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality

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Archaic

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outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive time

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Ascetic

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one who practices rigid self-denial, especially as an act of religious devotion

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Banal

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lacking originality; commonplace

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Brillance

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extreme brightness; possessing luminosity or genius

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Camouflage

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a means of disguising people or things to make them blend in with their surroundings

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Commensurate

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matching, corresponding or proportionate in degree, size or amount

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Conspicuous

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easily visible; obvious

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Derivative

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unoriginal; obtained from another source

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Deviance

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distinct; individual

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Diffuse

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dispersed or scattered; not centralized

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Digress

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to stray from the point; to go off on a tangent

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Discordant

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conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

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Disinterest

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lack of bias or involvement; impartiality

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Disinterested

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uninvolved; free from self-interest

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Dispersed

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spread out or scattered

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Distention

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the state or act of extending or being swollen out of shape

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Eccentric

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departing from norms or conventions

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Eclectic

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culled from many sources

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Emulate

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to imitate with the goal of rivaling or surpassing

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Enigmatic

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mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand

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