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What does aberrant mean?

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Deviating form the norm.

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What does abscond mean?

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To depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide.

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What does alacrity mean?

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Eager and enthusiastic willingness.

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What does anomaly mean?

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Deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality.

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What does approbation mean?

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An expression of approval or praise.

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What does arduous mean?

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Strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort.

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What does assuage mean?

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To ease or lessen; to appease or pacify.

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What does audacious mean?

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Daring and fearless; recklessly bold.

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What does austere mean?

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Without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic.

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What does axiomatic mean?

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Taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth.

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What does canonical mean?

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Following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards.

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What does capricious mean?

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Inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable.

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What does censure mean?

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To criticize severely; to officially rebuke.

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What does chicanery mean?

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Trickery or subterfuge.

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What does connoisseur mean?

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An informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert.

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What does convoluted mean?

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Complex or complicated.

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What does disabuse mean?

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To undeceive; to set right.

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What does discordant mean?

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Conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound.

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What does disparate mean?

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Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar.

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What does effrontery mean?

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Extreme boldness; presumptuousness.

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What does eloquent mean?

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Well-spoken, expressive, articulate.

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What does enervate mean?

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To weaken; to reduce in vitality.

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What does ennui mean?

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Dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy.

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What does equivocate mean?

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To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent.

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What does erudite mean?

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Very learned; scholarly.

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What does exculpate mean?

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Exonerate; to clear of blame.

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What does exigent mean?

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Urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention.

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What does extemporaneous mean?

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Improvised; done without preparation.

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What does filibuster mean?

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Intentional obstruction, especially using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action.

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What does fulminate mean?

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To loudly attack or denounce.

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What does ingenuous mean?

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Artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication.

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What does inured mean?

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Accustomed to accepting something undesirable.

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What does irascible mean?

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Easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts.

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What does laud mean?

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To praise highly.

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What does lucid mean?

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Clear; easily understood.

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What does magnanimity mean?

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The quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, especially in forgiving.

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What does martial mean?

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Associated with war and the armed forces.

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What does mundane mean?

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

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What does nascent mean?

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Coming into being; in early developmental stages.

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What does nebulous mean?

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Vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form.

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What does neologism mean?

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

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What does noxious mean?

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Harmful; injurious.

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What does obtuse mean?

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

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What does obviate mean?

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To anticipate and make unnecessary.

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What does onerous mean?

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Troubling; burdensome.

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What does paean mean?

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A song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving.

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What does parody mean?

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A humorous imitation intended for ridiculous or comic effect, especially in literature and art.

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What does perennial mean?

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Recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly.

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What does perfidy mean?

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Intentional breach of faith; treachery.

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What does perfunctory mean?

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Cursory; done without care or interest.

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What does perspicacious mean?

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Acutely perceptive; having keen discernment.

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What does prattle mean?

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

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What does precipitate mean AS A NOUN?

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Acting with excessive haste or impulse.

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What does precipitate mean AS A VERB?

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To cause or happen before anticipated or required.

54
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What does predilection mean?

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A disposition in favor of something; preference.

55
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What does prescience mean?

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

56
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What does prevaricate mean?

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To deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead.

57
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What does qualms mean?

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Misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy.

58
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What does recant mean?

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To retract, especially a previously held belief.

59
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What does refute mean?

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To disprove; to successfully argue against.

60
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What does relegate mean?

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To forcibly assign, especially to a lower place or position.

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What does reticent mean?

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Quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings.

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What does solicitous mean?

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Concerned and attentive; eager.

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What does sordid mean?

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Characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul.

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What does sporadic mean?

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Occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances.

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What does squander mean?

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To waste by spending or using irresponsibly.

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What does static mean?

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Not moving, active, or in motion; at rest.

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What does stupefy mean?

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To stun, baffle, or amaze.

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What does stymie mean?

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To block; to thwart.

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What does synthesis mean?

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The combination of parts to make a whole.

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What does torque mean?

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A force that cases rotation.

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What does tortuous mean?

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Winding, twisting; excessively complicated.

72
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What does truculent mean?

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Fierce and cruel; eager to fight.

73
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What does veracity mean?

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Truthfulness, honesty.

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What does virulent mean?

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Extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic.

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What does voracious mean?

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Having in insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous.

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What does waver mean?

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

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