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aberrant (noun form: aberration)

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(adj.) deviating from the norm

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abscond

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(verb) to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

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alacrity

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(noun) eager and enthusiastic willingness

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anomaly (adj. form: anomalous)

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(noun) deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality

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approbation

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(noun) an expression of approval or praise

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arduous

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(adj.) strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort

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assuage

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(verb) to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

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audacious (noun form: audacity)

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(adj.) daring and fearless; recklessly bold

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austere (noun form: austerity)

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(adj.) without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic

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axiomatic (noun form: axiom)

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(adj.) taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth

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canonical (noun form: canon)

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(adj.) following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

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capricious

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(adj.) inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable

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censure

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(verb) to criticize severely; to officially rebuke

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chicanery

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(noun) trickery or subterfuge

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connoisseur

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(noun) an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert

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convoluted

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(adj.) complex or complicated

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disabuse

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(verb) to undeceive; to set right

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discordant

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(adj.) conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

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disparate

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(adj.) fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

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effrontery

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(noun) extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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eloquent (noun form: eloquence)

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(adj.) well-spoken, expressive, articulate

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enervate

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(verb) to weaken; to reduce in vitality

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ennui

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(noun) dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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equivocate (adj. form: equivocal)

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(verb) to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

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erudite (noun form: erudition)
(adj.) very learned; scholarly
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exculpate
(verb) exonerate; to clear of blame
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exigent
(adj.) urgent, pressing, requiring immediate action or attention
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extemporaneous
(adj.) improvised; done without preparation
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filibuster
(noun) intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action
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fulminate
(verb) to loudly attack or denounce
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ingenuous
(adj.) artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication
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inured
(adj.) accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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irascible
(adj.) easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
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laud (adj. form: laudatory)
(verb) to praise highly
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lucid
(adj.) clear; easily understood
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magnanimity (adj. form: magnanimous)
(noun) the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving
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martial
(adj.) associated with war and the armed forces
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mundane
(adj.) of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary
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nascent
(adj.) coming into being; in early developmental stages
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nebulous
(adj.) vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
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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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noxious
(adj.) harmful, injurious
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obtuse
(adj.) lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
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obviate
(verb) to anticipate and make unnecessary
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onerous
(adj.) troubling; burdensome
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paean
(noun) a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
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parody
(noun) a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art
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perennial
(adj.) recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly
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perfidy (adj. form: perfidious)
(noun) intentional breach of faith; treachery
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perfunctory
(adj.) cursory; done without care or interest
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perspicacious (noun form: perspicacity)
(adj.) acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
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prattle
(verb) to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
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precipitate
(adj. ) acting with excessive haste or impulse (verb) to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely
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predilection
(noun) a disposition in favor or something; preference
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prescience (adj. form; prescient)
(noun) foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring
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prevaricate
(verb) to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
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qualms
(noun) misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
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recant
(verb) to retract, esp. a previously held belief
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refute
(verb) to disprove; to successfully argue against
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relegate
(verb) to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position
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reticent
(adj.) quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
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solicitous
(adj.) concerned and attentive; eager
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sordid
(adj.) characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
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sporadic
(adj.) occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances
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squander
(verb) to waste by spending or using irresponsibly
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static
(adj.) not moving, active, or in motion, at rest
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stupefy
(verb) to stun, baffle, or amaze
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stymie
(verb) to block; to thwart
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synthesis (verb form: synthesize)
(noun) the combination of parts to make a whole
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torque
(noun) a force that causes rotation
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tortuous
(adj.) winding, twisting; excessively complicated
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truculent
(adj.) fierce and cruel; eager to fight
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veracity
(noun) truthfulness, honesty
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virulent
(adj.) extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
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voracious
(adj.) having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous
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waver
(verb) to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion

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