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Aberrant (adj)

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Deviating from the norm

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Abscond (v)

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  1. To depart clandestinely

2. To steal off and hide

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Alacrity (n)

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Eager and enthusiastic willingness

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Anomaly (n)

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  1. Deviation from the normal order, form or rule.

2. Abnormality

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Approbation (n)

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An expression of approval or praise

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Arduous (adj)

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  1. Strenuous, taxing

2. Requiring significant effort

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Assuage (v)

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  1. To ease or lesson

2. To appease or pacify

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Audacious (adj)

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  1. Daring and fearless

2. Recklessly bold

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Austere (adj)

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  1. Without adornment
  2. Bare
  3. Simple, ascetic
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Axiomatic (adj)

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  1. Self-evident truth

2. Taken as a given

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Canonical (adj)

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Following in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

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Capricious (adj)

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  1. Inclined to change one’s mind impulsively

2. Erratic and unpredictable

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Censure (v)

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  1. To criticize severely

2. To officially rebuke.

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Chicanery (n)

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Trickery or subterfuge

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Connoisseur (n)

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  1. An informed and astute judge in matters of taste.

2. Expert

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Convoluted (adj)

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Complex or complicated

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Disabuse (v)

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To undeceive, to set right.

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Discordant (adj)

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  1. Conflicting

2. Dissonant or harsh in sound.

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Disparate (adj.)

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Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

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Effrontery (n)

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Extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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Eloquent (adj)

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Well-spoken, expressive. Articulate.

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Enervate (v)

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To weaken.

To reduce in vitality.

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Ennui (n)

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Dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy.

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Equivocate (v)

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To make vague statements.

To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent.

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Erudite (adj)

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Very learned; scholarly

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Exculpate (v)

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Exonerate.

To clear of blame.

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Exigent (adj)

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Urgent, pressing.

Requiring immediate action or attention.

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Extemporaneous (adj)

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Improvised.

Done without preparation.

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Filibuster (n)

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

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Fulminate (v)

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To loudly attack or denounce.

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Ingenuous (adj)

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Artless.
Frank and candid.
Lacking in sophistication.

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Inured (adj)

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Accustomed to accepting something undesirable.

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Irascible (adj)

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Easily angered.

Prone to temperamental outbursts.

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Laud (v)

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To praise highly.

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Lucid (adj)

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Clear.

Easily understood.

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Magnanimity (n)

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The quality of being generously noble in the mind and heart, esp. in forgiving.

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Martial (adj)

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Associated with war and armed forces.

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Mundane (adj)

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Of the world.

Typical of or concerned with the ordinary.

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Nascent (adj)

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Coming into being.

In early developmental stages.

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Nebulous (adj)

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Vague, cloudy.

Lacking clearly defined form.

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Neologism (n)

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A new word, expression, or usage.

The creation or use of new words or senses.

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Noxious (adj)

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Harmful, injurious.

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Obtuse (adj)

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Lacking sharpness of intellect

Not clear or precise in thought or precision.

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Obviate (v)

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To anticipate and make unnecessary.

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Onerous (adj)

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Burdensome.

Troubling.

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Paean (n)

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A song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving.

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Parody (n)

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

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Perennial (adj)

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Recurrent through the year or many years, happening repeatedly.

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Perfidy (n)

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Intentional breach of faith.

Treachery.

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Perfunctory (adj)

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Cursory.

Done without care or interest.

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Perspicacious (adj)

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Acutely perceptive. Having keen discernment.

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Prattle (v)

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To babble meaninglessly.

To talk in an empty and idol manner.

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Precipitate (v)

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To cause or happen before anticipated or required.

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Predilection (n)

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A disposition in favor or something.

A preference.

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Prescience (n)

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Foreknowledge of events.

Knowing of events prior to their occurring.

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Prevaricate (v)

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To deliberately avoid the truth.

To mislead.

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Qualms (n)

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Misgivings. Reservations. Causes for hesitancy.

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Recant (v)

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To retract, especially a previously held belief.

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Refute (v)

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To disprove. To successfully argue against.

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Relegate (v)

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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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Solicitous (adj)

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Concerned and attentive. Eager.

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Sordid (adj.)

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Characterized by filth, grime, or squalor.

Foul.

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Sporadic (adj)

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Occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances.

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Squander (v)

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To waste by spending or using irresponsibly.

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Static (adj)

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Not moving, active, or in motion.

At rest.

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Stupefy (v)

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To stun, baffle, or amaze.

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Stymie (v)

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To block. To thwart.

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Synthesis (n)

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The combination of parts to make a whole.

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Torque (n)

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A force that causes rotation.

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Tortuous (adj)

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Winding, twisting.

Excessively complicated.

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Truculent (adj)

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Fierce and cruel.

Eager to fight.

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Veracity (n)

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Truthfulness, honesty.

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Virulent (adj)

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Extremely harmful or poisonous.

Bitterly hostile or antagonistic.

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Voracious (adj)

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Having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit.

Ravenous.

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Waver (v)

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To move to and fro. To sway.

To be unsettled in opinion.

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