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1
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Abscond

Verb

A

To depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

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Aberrant

Adj.

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deviating from the norm

Noun form: Aberration

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Alacrity

Noun

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eager and enthusiatic willingness

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Anomaly

Noun

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deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality

Adj. form: Anomalous

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Approbation

Noun

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an expression of approval or praise

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Arduous

Adj.

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strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort

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Assuage

Verb

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to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

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Audacious

Adj.

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daring and fearless; recklessly bold

Noun form: Audacity

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Austere

Adj.

A

without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic

Noun form: Austerity

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Axiomatic

Adj.

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taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth

Noun form: Axiom

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Canonical

Adj.

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following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

(Noun form: Canon)

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Capricious

Adj.

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inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable

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Censure

Verb

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to criticize severly; to officially rebuke

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Chicanery

Noun

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trickery or subterfuge

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Connoisseur

Noun

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an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert

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Convoluted

Adj.

A

complex or complicated

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Disabuse

Verb

A

to undeceive; to set right

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Discordant

Adj.

A

conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

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Disparate

Adj.

A

fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

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Effrontery

Noun

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extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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Eloquent

Adj.

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well-spoken, expressive, articulate

Noun form: eloquence

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Enervate

Verb

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to weaken; to reduce in vitality

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Ennui

Noun

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dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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Equivocate

Verb

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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

Adj. form: Equivocal

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Erudite

Adj.

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very learned; scholarly

Noun form: Erudition

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Exculpate

Verb

A

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

Noun

A

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

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Fulminate

Verb

A

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.

A

easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

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Laud

Verb

A

to praise highly

Adj. form: Laudatory

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Lucid

Adj.

A

clear; easily understood

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Magnanimity

Noun

A

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

(Adj. form: Magnanimous)

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Martial

Adj.

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associated with war and the armed forces

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Mundane

Adj.

A

of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary

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Nascent

Adj.

A

coming into being; in early developmental stages

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Nebulous

Adj.

A

vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

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Neologism

Noun

A

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

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Noxious

Adj.

A

harmful, injurious

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Obtuse

Adj.

A

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

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Obviate

Verb

A

to anticipate and make unnecessary

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Onerous

Adj.

A

troubling; burdensome

46
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Paean

Noun

A

a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

47
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Parody

Noun

A

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

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Perennial

Adj.

A

recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly

49
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Perfidy

Noun

A

intentional breach of faith; treachery

Adj. form: Perfidious

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Perfunctory

Adj.

A

cursory; done without care or interest

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Perspicacious

Adj.

A

acutely perceptive; having keen discernment

Noun form: Perspicacity

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Prattle

Verb

A

to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner

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Precipitate

Adj.

A

acting with excessive haste or impulse

54
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Precipitate

Verb

A

to cause or happen before anticipated or required

55
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Predilection

Noun

A

a disposition in favor of something; preference

56
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Prescience

Noun

A

foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring

(Adj. form: Prescient)

57
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Prevaricate

Verb

A

to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead

58
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Qualms

Noun

A

misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy

59
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Recant

Verb

A

to retract, esp. a previously held belief

60
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Refute

Verb

A

to disprove; to successfully argue against

61
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Relegate

Verb

A

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

62
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Reticent

Adj.

A

quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings

63
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Solicitous

Adj.

A

concerned and attentive; eager

64
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Sordid

Adj.

A

characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul

65
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Sporadic

Adj.

A

occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances

66
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Squander

Verb

A

to waste by spending or using irresponsibly

67
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Static

Adj.

A

not moving, active, or in motion; at rest

68
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Stupefy

Verb

A

to stun, baffle, or amaze

69
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Stymie

Verb

A

to block; to thwart

70
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Synthesis

Noun

A

the combination of parts to make a whole

Verb form: Synthesize

71
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Torque

Noun

A

a force that causes rotation

72
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Tortuous

Adj.

A

winding, twisting; excessively complicated

73
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Truculent

Adj.

A

fierce and cruel; eager to fight

74
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Veractiy

Noun

A

truthfulness, honesty

75
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Virulent

Adj.

A

extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

76
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Voracious

Adj.

A

having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous

77
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Waver

Verb

A

to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion

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