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Discordant (adj.)

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conflicting; dissonant or hash in sound

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Perennial (adj.)

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recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly

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Axiomatic (adj.)

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

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Magnanimity (noun)

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

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Paean (noun)

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a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

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Torque (noun)

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a force that causes rotation

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Virulent (adj.)

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extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

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Qualms (noun)

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misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy

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Solicitous (adj.)

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concerned and attentive, eager

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Synthesis (noun)

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the combination of parts to make a whole

(verb form: synthesize)

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Alacrity (noun)

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Eager and enthusiastic willingness

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Voracious (adj.)

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having an insatiable appetite for an activity or persuit; revenous

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Aberrant (adj.)

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Deviating from the norm (noun form: aberration)

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Truculent (adj.)

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fierce and cruel; eager to fight

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Stupefy (verb)

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to stun, baffle, or amaze

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Veracity (noun)

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truthfulness, honesty

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Relegate (verb)

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

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Reticent (adj.)

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quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings

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Sporadic (adj.)

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occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances

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Laud (verb)

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to praise highly (adj. form: laudatory)

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Waver (verb)

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

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Enervate (verb)

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to weaken; to reduce in vitality

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Approbation (noun)

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an expression of approval or praise

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Predilection (noun)

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a disposition in favor of something; preference

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Mundane (adj.)
of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary
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Abscond (verb)
to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
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Perfunctory (adj.)
cursory; done without care or interest
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Nebulous (adj.)
vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
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Martial (adj.)
associated with war and the armed forces
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Noxious (adj.)
harmful, injurious
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Austere (adj.)
without adornment; bare; severly simple; ascetic (noun form: austerity)
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Static (adj.)
not moving, active, or in motion; at rest
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Censure (verb)
to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
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Neologism (noun)
a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
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Inured (adj.)
accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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Eloquent (adj.)
well-spoken, expressive, articulate (noun form: eloquence)
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Exculpate (verb)
exonerate; to clear of blame
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Canonical (adj.)
following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (noun form: canon)
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Arduous (adj.)
strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort
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Effrontery (noun)
extreme boldness; presumptuousness
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Lucid (adj.)
clear; easily understood
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Nascent (adj.)
coming into being; in early developmental stages
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Exigent (adj.)
urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
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Disabuse (verb)
to undeceive; to set right
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Convoluted (adj.)
complex or complicated
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Perspicacious (adj.)
acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (noun form: perspicacity)
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Refute (verb)
to disprove; to successfully argue against
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Filibuster (noun)
intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action
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Squander (verb)
to waste by spending or using irresponsibly
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Connoisseur (noun)
an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
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Obtuse (adj.)
lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
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Erudite (adj.)
very learned; scholary (noun form: erudition)
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Assuage (verb)
to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
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Ennui (noun)
dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredorm or apathy
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Prescience (noun)
foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring (adj. form: prescient)
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Prattle (verb)
to babble meaninglessly: to talk in an empty and idle manner
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Capricious (adj.)
inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable
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Anomaly (noun)
devaition from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality (adj. form: anomalous)
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Audacious (adj.)
daring and fearless; recklessly bold (noun form: audacity)
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Precipitate (adj.)
acting with excessive haste or impulse
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Tortuous (adj.)
winding, twisting; excessively complicated
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Disparate (adj.)
fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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Extemporaneous (adj.)
improvised; done without preparation
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Ingenuous (adj.)
artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication
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Stymie (verb)
to block; to thwart
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Precipitate (verb)
to cause or happen before anticipated or required
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Prevaricate (verb)
to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
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Recant (verb)
to retract, esp. a previously held belief
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Parody ( noun)
a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art
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Irascible (adj.)
easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
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Perfidy (noun)
intentional breach of faith; treachery (adj. form: perfidious)
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Equivocate (verb)
to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (adj. form: equivocal)
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Obviate (verb)
to anticipate and make unnecessary
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Fulminate (verb)
to loudly attack or denounce
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Sordid (adj.)
characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
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Onerous (adj.)
troubling; burdensome
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Chicanery (noun)
trickery or subterfuge

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