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Title: #401-450 for 10/5/09

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Total Flash Cards: 9

Created: 10/03/2009 20:41:48

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aberration (n)
 Definition
a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome
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aeon (n)
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an immeasurable or indefinitely long period of time: AGE
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antithesis (n)
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a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else
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astute (adj)
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having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage: SHREWD
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baneful (adj)
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productive of destruction or woe: seriously harmful
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bumptious (adj)
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self-assertive or proud to an irritating degree
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celibate (adj)
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living in the state of not being married, living in a state of abstention from sexual intercourse.
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chimerical (adj)
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a thing that is hoped or wished for but in fact is illusory or impossible to achieve
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concomitant (n)
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something that accompanies or is connected with something else: ACCOMPANIMENT