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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

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not moving, active, or in motion; at rest

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reticent

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quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings

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fulminate

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to loudly attack or denounce

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equivocate

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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (adj form: equivocal)

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magnanimity

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the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving (adj. form: magnanimous)

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relegate

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to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position

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stupefy

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to stun, baffle, or amaze

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squander

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to waste by spending or using irresponsibly

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inured

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accustomed to accepting something undesirable

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canonical

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following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (noun form: canon)

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qualms

A

misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy

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chicanery

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trickery or subterfuge

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erudite

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very learned; scholarly (noun form: erudition)

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noxious

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harmful, injurious

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neologism

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a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses

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veracity

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truthfulness; honesty

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effrontery

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extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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predilection

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a disposition in favor of something; preference

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extemporaneous

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improvised; done without preparation

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truculent

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fierce and cruel; eager to fight; pugnacious

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refute

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to disprove; to successfully argue against

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onerous

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troubling; burdensome

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discordant

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conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

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ennui

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dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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martial

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associated with war and the armed forces

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solicitous

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concerned and attentive; eager

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assuage

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to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

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perfunctory

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cursory; done without care or interest

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irascible

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easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

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mundane

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of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary

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stymie

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to block; to thwart

51
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disparate

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fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

52
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abscond

A

to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

52
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sordid

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characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul

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anomaly

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deviation from the normal order, form or rule; abnormality (adj form: anomalous)

55
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perspicacious

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acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (noun form: perspicacity)

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torque

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a force that causes rotation

58
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lucid

A

clear; easily understood

59
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enervate

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to weaken; to reduce in vitality

60
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prattle

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to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner

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laud

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to praise highly (adj. form: laudatory)

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sporadic

A

occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances

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perfidy

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intentional breach of faith; treachery (adj. form: perfidious)

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connoisseur

A

an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert

69
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filibuster

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intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action

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voracious

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having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous

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eloquent

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well-spoken, expressive, articulate (noun form: eloquence)

72
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paean

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a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

73
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exigent

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urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

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nebulous

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vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

75
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obtuse

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lacking in sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression

76
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alacrity

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eager and enthusiastic willingness

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