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abscond

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(v) to depart clandestinely, to steal off and hide

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aberrant

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(adj) deviating from the norm

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alacrity

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(n) eager and enthusiastic willingness

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anomaly

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

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approbration

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(n) 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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(v) 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

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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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(v) to criticize severely, to officially rebuke

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chicanery

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(n) trickery or subterfuge

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connoisseur

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(n) an informed/astute judge in matters of taste; an expert

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convoluted

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(adj) complex or complicated

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disabuse

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(v) 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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(n) extreme boldness, presumptuousness

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eloquent

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(adj) well-spoken, expressive, articulate

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enervate

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(v) to weaken, to reduce in vitality

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ennui

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(n) dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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equivocate

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(v) 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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(v) exonerate, 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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(n) intentional obstruction, especially prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action

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fulminate

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(v) 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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(v) 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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(n) the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, especially in forgiving

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martial

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(adj) associated with war and the 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, in 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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(n) 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 in sharpness of intellect, not clear or precise in thought or expression

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obviate

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(v) to anticipate and make unecessary

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onerous

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(adj) troubling, burdensome

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paean

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(n) a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

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parody

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(n) a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, especially in literature and art

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perennial

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(adj) happening through the year or many years

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perfidy

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(n) intentional breach of faith, treachery

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perfunctory

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(adj) cursory, done without care

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perspicacious

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(adj) acutely perceptive, having keen discernment

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prattle

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(v) to battle meaninglessly, to talk in an empty and idle manner

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precipitate (adj)

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(adj) acting with excessive haste or impulse

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precipitate (v)

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(v) to cause or happen before anticipated or required

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predilection

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(n) a disposition in favor of something, preference

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prescience

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(n) foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring

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prevaricate

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(v) to deliberately avoid the truth, to mislead

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qualms

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(n) misgivings, reservations, causes for hesitancy

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recant

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(v) to retract, especially a previously held belief

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refute

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(v) to disprove, to successfully argue against

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relegate

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(v) to forcibly assign, especially 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; filth

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sporadic

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(adj) occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances

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squander

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(v) to waste by spending or using irresponsibly

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static

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(adj) not moving; at rest

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stupefy

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(v) to stun, baffle, or amaze

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stymie

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(v) to block, to thwart

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synthesis

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(n) the combination of parts to make a whole

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torque

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(n) a force that causes rotation

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tortuous

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(adj) winding, twisting, excessively complicated

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truculent

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(adj) fierce and cruel; eager to fight

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veracity

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(n) truthfulness, honesty

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virulent

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(adj) extremely harmful or poisonous, bitterly hostile or antagonistic

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voracious

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(adj) having an insatiable appetite

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waver

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(v) to move to and fro, to sway, to be unsettled in opinion

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