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aberrant

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deviating from the norm (noun form: aberration)

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approbation

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an expression of approval or praise

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audacious

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daring and fearless; recklessly bold (noun form: audacity)

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austere

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without adornment; bare, severely simple; ascetic (noun form: austerity)

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axiomatic

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taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth (noun form: axiom)

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capricious

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inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable

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obviate

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to anticipate and make unnecessary

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parody

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a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art

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precipitate

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acting with excessive haste or impulse; to cause or happen before anticipated or required

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prescience

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foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring (adj. form: prescient)

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prevaricate

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to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead

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synthesis

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the combination of parts to make a whole (verb form: synthesize)

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waver

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to move to and fro; to sway to; to be unsettled in opinion

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exculpate

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exonerate; to clear of blame

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virulent

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extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

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censure

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to criticize severely; to officially rebuke/disapprove

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disabuse

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to undeceive; to set right; to persuade that an idea or believe is mistaken

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convoluted

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complex or complicated

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ingenuous

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innocent; unsuspecting; honest

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nascent

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coming into being; in early developmental stages

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arduous

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strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort

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perennial

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recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly

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tortuous

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winding, twisting; excessively complicated

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recant

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to retract, esp. a previously held belief

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static
not moving, active, or in motion; at rest
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reticent
quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
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fulminate
to loudly attack or denounce
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equivocate
to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (adj form: equivocal)
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magnanimity
the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving (adj. form: magnanimous)
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relegate
to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position
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stupefy
to stun, baffle, or amaze
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squander
to waste by spending or using irresponsibly
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inured
accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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canonical
following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (noun form: canon)
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qualms
misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
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chicanery
trickery or subterfuge
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erudite
very learned; scholarly (noun form: erudition)
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noxious
harmful, injurious
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neologism
a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
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veracity
truthfulness; honesty
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effrontery
extreme boldness; presumptuousness
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predilection
a disposition in favor of something; preference
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extemporaneous
improvised; done without preparation
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truculent
fierce and cruel; eager to fight; pugnacious
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refute
to disprove; to successfully argue against
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onerous
troubling; burdensome
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discordant
conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
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ennui
dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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martial
associated with war and the armed forces
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solicitous
concerned and attentive; eager
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assuage
to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
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perfunctory
cursory; done without care or interest
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irascible
easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
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mundane
of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary
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stymie
to block; to thwart
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disparate
fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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abscond
to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
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sordid
characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
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anomaly
deviation from the normal order, form or rule; abnormality (adj form: anomalous)
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perspicacious
acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (noun form: perspicacity)
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torque
a force that causes rotation
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lucid
clear; easily understood
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enervate
to weaken; to reduce in vitality
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prattle
to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
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laud
to praise highly (adj. form: laudatory)
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sporadic
occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances
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perfidy
intentional breach of faith; treachery (adj. form: perfidious)
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connoisseur
an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
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filibuster
intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action
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voracious
having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous
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eloquent
well-spoken, expressive, articulate (noun form: eloquence)
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paean
a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
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exigent
urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
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nebulous
vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
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obtuse
lacking in sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
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alacrity
eager and enthusiastic willingness

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