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Noxious

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(adj.) harmful, injurious

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Synthesis

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(noun) the combination of parts to make a whole (verb form: synthesize)

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(verb) to undeceive; to set right

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Disabuse

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(adj.) lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression

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Obtuse

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Anomaly

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(noun) deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality (adj. form: anomalous)

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Connoisseur (noun)

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

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Aberrant

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(adj.) deviating from the norm (noun form: aberration)

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(noun) a disposition in favor of something; preference

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Predilection

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Stupefy

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(verb) to stun, baffle, or amaze

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(verb) to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (adj. form: equivocal)

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Equivocate

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(adj.) accustomed to accepting something undesirable

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Inured

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Virulent

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(adj.) extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

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(verb) to stun, baffle, or amaze

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Stupefy

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Erudite

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(adj.) very learned; scholarly (noun form: erudition)

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(adj.) well-spoken, expressive, articulate (noun form: eloquence)

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Eloquent

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Disparate

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(adj.) fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

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(noun) trickery or subterfuge

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Chicanery

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(verb) to criticize severely; to officially rebuke

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Censure

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(noun) an expression of approval or praise

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Approbation

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

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Assuage

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(adj.) taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth (noun form: axiom)

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Axiomatic

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(adj.) coming into being; in early developmental stages

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Nascent

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Eloquent

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(adj.) well-spoken, expressive, articulate (noun form: eloquence)

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Onerous

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(adj.) troubling; burdensome

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Veracity

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(noun) truthfulness, honesty

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(verb) to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion

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Waver

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Obviate

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(verb) to anticipate and make unnecessary

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(noun) a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

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Paean

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(verb) to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead

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Prevaricate

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(adj.) very learned; scholarly (noun form: erudition)

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Erudite

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Qualms

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(noun) misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy

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Abscond

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

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Chicanery

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(noun) trickery or subterfuge

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(adj.) of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary

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Mundane

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

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Abscond

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(adj.) vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

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Nebulous

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(verb) to cause or happen before anticipated or required

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Precipitate

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(noun) truthfulness, honesty

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Veracity

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(adj.) fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

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Disparate

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Predilection

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(noun) a disposition in favor of something; preference

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(adj.) conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

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Discordant

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Axiomatic

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(adj.) taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth (noun form: axiom)

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(adj.) cursory; done without care or interest

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Perfunctory

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Ingenuous

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(adj.) artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication

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Laud

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(verb) to praise highly (adj. form: laudatory)

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Sporadic

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(adj.) occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances

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(adj.) urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

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Exigent

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Enervate

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(verb) to weaken; to reduce in vitality

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(adj.) acting with excessive haste or impulse

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Precipitate

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(adj.) acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (noun form: perspicacity)

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Perspicacious

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Arduous

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(adj.) strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort

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

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Magnanimity

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(noun) a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art

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Parody

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(adj.) without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic (noun form: austerity)

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Austere

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(adj.) characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul

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Sordid

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(adj.) fierce and cruel; eager to fight

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Truculent

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Equivocate

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(verb) to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (adj. form: equivocal)

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(noun) intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action

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Filibuster

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(adj.) daring and fearless; recklessly bold (noun form: audacity)

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Audacious

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(verb) to loudly attack or denounce

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Fulminate

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(verb) to block; to thwart

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Stymie

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(adj.) strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort

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Arduous

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Mundane

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(adj.) of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary

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

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Connoisseur (noun)

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(adj.) recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly

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Perennial

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Precipitate

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(adj.) acting with excessive haste or impulse

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

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Capricious

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Exigent

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(adj.) urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

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(verb) to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position

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Relegate

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(adj.) concerned and attentive; eager

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Solicitous

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(verb) to waste by spending or using irresponsibly

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Squander

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(noun) foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring (adj. form: prescient)

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Prescience

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Effrontery

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(noun) extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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Canonical

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(adj.) following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (noun form: canon)

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Disabuse

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(verb) to undeceive; to set right

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(noun) intentional breach of faith; treachery (adj. form: perfidious)

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Perfidy

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Discordant

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(adj.) conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

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(adj.) deviating from the norm (noun form: aberration)

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Aberrant

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(adj.) quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings

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Reticent

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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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Nascent

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(adj.) coming into being; in early developmental stages

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Reticent

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(adj.) quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings

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Inured

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(adj.) accustomed to accepting something undesirable

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Martial

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(adj.) associated with war and the armed forces

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(adj.) clear; easily understood

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Lucid

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(noun) a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses

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Neologism

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Alacrity

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(noun) eager and enthusiastic willingness

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Austere

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(adj.) without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic (noun form: austerity)

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Magnanimity

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

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Assuage

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

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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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Irascible

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(adj.) easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

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Torque

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(noun) a force that causes rotation

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Paean

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(noun) a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

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(verb) to praise highly (adj. form: laudatory)

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Laud

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(verb) exonerate; to clear of blame

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Exculpate

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Approbation

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(noun) an expression of approval or praise

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(adj.) following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (noun form: canon)

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Canonical

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Extemporaneous

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(adj.) improvised; done without preparation

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Refute

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(verb) to disprove; to successfully argue against

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(adj.) occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances

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Sporadic

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Waver

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(verb) to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion

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(adj.) easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

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Irascible

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(noun) dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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Ennui

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(noun) the combination of parts to make a whole (verb form: synthesize)

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Synthesis

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Solicitous

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(adj.) concerned and attentive; eager

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Recant

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(verb) to retract, esp. a previously held belief

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Perfidy

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(noun) intentional breach of faith; treachery (adj. form: perfidious)

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Capricious

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

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(verb) to anticipate and make unnecessary

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Obviate

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Truculent

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(adj.) fierce and cruel; eager to fight

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Voracious

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(adj.) having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous

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(adj.) associated with war and the armed forces

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Martial

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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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Ennui

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(noun) dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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Lucid

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(adj.) clear; easily understood

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Prescience

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(noun) foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring (adj. form: prescient)

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(adj.) improvised; done without preparation

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Extemporaneous

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Static

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(adj.) not moving, active, or in motion; at rest

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Prevaricate

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(verb) to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead

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(noun) a force that causes rotation

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Torque

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Audacious

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(adj.) daring and fearless; recklessly bold (noun form: audacity)

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(verb) to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner

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Prattle

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(verb) to retract, esp. a previously held belief

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Recant

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Perennial

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(adj.) recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly

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Squander

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(verb) to waste by spending or using irresponsibly

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Prattle

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(verb) to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner

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Perfunctory

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(adj.) cursory; done without care or interest

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Convoluted

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(adj.) complex or complicated

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(adj.) artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication

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Ingenuous

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Precipitate

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(verb) to cause or happen before anticipated or required

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(noun) misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy

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Qualms

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(adj.) having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous

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Voracious

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(noun) deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality (adj. form: anomalous)

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Anomaly

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(adj.) not moving, active, or in motion; at rest

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Static

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(adj.) complex or complicated

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Convoluted

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(adj.) winding, twisting; excessively complicated

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Tortuous

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(adj.) harmful, injurious

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Noxious

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Perspicacious

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(adj.) acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (noun form: perspicacity)

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Filibuster

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(noun) intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action

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(adj.) extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

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Virulent

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Tortuous

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(adj.) winding, twisting; excessively complicated

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Fulminate

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(verb) to loudly attack or denounce

144
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(adj.) troubling; burdensome

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Onerous

145
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Nebulous

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(adj.) vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

146
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Censure

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(verb) to criticize severely; to officially rebuke

147
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(noun) extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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Effrontery

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Stymie

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(verb) to block; to thwart

149
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Sordid

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(adj.) characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul

150
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(verb) to disprove; to successfully argue against

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Refute

151
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Relegate

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(verb) to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position

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(noun) eager and enthusiastic willingness

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Alacrity

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(verb) to weaken; to reduce in vitality

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Enervate

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Exculpate

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(verb) exonerate; to clear of blame

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