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Abscond (v.)

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Steal away; leave secretly

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Aberrant (adj.)

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deviating from the norm; unusual

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Alacrity (n.)

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Eagerness; enthusiasm

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Approbation (n.)

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Expression of approval; praise

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Assuage (v.)

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Ease; appease; pacify

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Axiomatic (adj.)

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Taken as a given

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Canonical (adj.)

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Following/agreeing with traditional standards

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Capricious (adj.)

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Erratic; unpredictable

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Censure (v.)

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To severely criticize

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Chicanery (n.)

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Trickery

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Disabuse (v.)

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To clear up; undeceive

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Discordant (adj.)

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Conflicting

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Disparate (adj.)

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Distinct; dissimiilar

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Effrontery (n.)

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Boldness; presumptuousness

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Eloquent (adj.)

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Well spoken; articulate

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Enervate (v.)

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To weaken

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Ennui (n.)

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Dissatisfaction; restlessness (resulting from boredom/apathy)

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Equivocate (v.)

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To use ambiguous language for deceptive purposes

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Erudite (adj.)

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Learned, scholarly

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Exculpate (v.)

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Exonerate; clear of blame

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Exigent (adj.)

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Urgent; pressing

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Extemporaneous (adj.)

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Improvised

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Fulminate (v.)

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To loudly attack; denounce

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Ingenuous (adj.)

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Frank; unsophisticated

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Irascible (adj.)

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Easily angered

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Laud (v.)

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To praise

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Magnamity (n.)

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Nobility in mind and heart, esp forgiving

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Martial (adj.)

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Associated with war/armed forces

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Nascent (adj.)

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In early stages

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Nebulous (adj.)

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Vague; cloudy

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Neologism (n.)

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A new word or word use

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Noxious (adj.)

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Harmful

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Obtuse (adj.)

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Not clear or precise in thought/expression

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Obviate (v.)

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To make unnecessary by anticipating it

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Paean (n.)

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Song of praise/thanksgiving

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Perfidy (n.)

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Intentional breach of faith

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Perfunctory (adj.)

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Done w/o care or interest

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Perspicacious (adj.)

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Acutely perceptive

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Prattle (v.)

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To babble; talk in empty speech

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Precipitate (adj.)

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Acting with excessive speed or impulse

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Precipitate (v.)

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To cause/happen before anticipated/required

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Predilection (n.)

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Preference

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Prescience (n.)

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Knowing of events ahead of time

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Prevaricate (v.)

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To deliberately avoid the truth; mislead

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Qualms (n.)

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Misgivings; reservations

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Recant (v.)

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Take back; retract

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Refute (v.)

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Disprove

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Relegate (v.)

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Forcibily assign, esp. to a subordinate

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Reticent (adj.)

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Quiet; reserved

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Solicitous (adj.)

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Concerned; attentive

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Sordid (adj.)

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Filthy; foul

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Sporadic (adj.)

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Occuring occasionally/in scattered instances

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Squander (v.)

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To waste irresponsibly

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Static (adj.)

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Not moving; not active

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Stupefy (adj.)

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Stun; amaze

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Stymie (v.)

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To block; thwart

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Torque (n.)

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Force that causes rotation

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Tortuous (adj.)

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Excessively complicated

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Truculent (adj.)

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Fierce; 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

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Voracious (adj.)

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Having insatiable appetite for something

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Waver (v.)

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To sway; be unsettled in opinion