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Aberrant

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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

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(Noun) deviation from the normal order

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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

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(Adj) daring and fearless; recklessly bold

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Austere

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

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Axiomatic

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

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Canonical

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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

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Chicanery

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Noun. Trickery; subterfuge

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Disabuse

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Verb. To undeceive; to set right

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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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Enervate

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Verb. To weaken

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Ennui

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Noun. Dissatisfaction or restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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Equivocate

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Verb. To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

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Erudite

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Adj. very learned; scholarly

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Exculpate

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Verb. Exonerate; to clear of blame

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Exigent

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Adj. urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

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Extemporaneous

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Adj. improvised; done without preparation

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Filibuster

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Noun. Intentional obstruction, esp. Using prolonged speech making to delay legislative action

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Fulminate

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Verb. To loudly attack or denounce

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Ingenuous

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Adj. artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication

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Inured

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Adj. accustomed to accepting something undesirable

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Irascible

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Adj. easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

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Laud

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Verb. To praise highly

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Lucid

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Adj. clear; easily understood

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Magnanimity

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

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Martial

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Adj. associated with war and he armed forces

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Mundane

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Adj. of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary

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Nascent

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Adj. coming into being; early developmental stages

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Nebulous

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Adj. vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

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Neologism

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Noun. A new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses

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Noxious

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Adj. harmful, injurious

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Obtuse

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

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Obviate

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Verb. To anticipate and make unnecessary

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Onerous

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Adj. troubling or burdensome

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Paean

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Noun. A song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

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Parody

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

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Perennial

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Adj. recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly

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Perfidy

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Noun. Intentional breach of faith; treachery

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Perfunctory

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Adj. cursory; done without care or interest

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Perspicacious

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Adj. acutely perceptive; having keen discernment

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Prattle

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Verb. To babble meaninglessly; to talk in empty and idle manner

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Precipitate

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Adj. acting with excessive haste or impulse

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Predilection

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Noun. A disposition in favor of something; preference

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Prescience

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Noun. Foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring

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Prevaricate

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Verb. To deliberately avoid the truth, to mislead

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Qualms

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Noun. Misgivings, reservations

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Recant

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Verb. To retract, esp. A previously held belief

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Refute

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Verb. To disprove, to successfully argue against

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Relegate

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

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Reticent

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Adj. quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings

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Solicitous

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Adj. concerned and attentive; eager

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Sordid

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Adj. characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul

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Sporadic

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Adj. occurring only occasionally

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Squander

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Verb. To waste by spending or using irresponsibly

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Stymie

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Verb. To block; to thwart

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Tortuous

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Adj. winding, twisting or excessively complicated

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Truculent

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Adj. fierce and cruel; eager to fight