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Aberrant

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Deviating from the norm

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Abscond

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To steal off and hide

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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 normal order, form, or rule; abnormality

Adj. is anomalous

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Approbation

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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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Audacious

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Adj. daring and fearless; recklessly bold

n. Audacity

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Austere

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Adj. without adornment, bear; severely simple

N. Austerity

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Axiomatic

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Adj. taken as a given; posing self-evident truth

N. Axiom

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Canonical

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Adj. following or in agreement with excepted traditional standards.

N. Canon

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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 and astute judge in matters of taste; 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 and 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

N. Eloquence

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Enervate

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V. To weekend; 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 deceptive intent

Adj. equivocal

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Erudite

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Adj. very learned; scholarly

N. Erudition

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Exculpate

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V. To 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 using 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 and sophistication

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Inured

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Adj. Accustomed to excepting something undesirable

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Irascible

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Adj. easily angered and prone to temperamental outbursts

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Laud

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V. To praise highly

Adj. laudatory

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Lucid

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Adj. clear; easily understood

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Magnanimy

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N. The quality of being generously Noble in mind and heart especially in forgiving

Adj. magnanimous

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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 in clearly defined form

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Neologism

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N. A new word, expression, or usage; the creation 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 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 unnecessary

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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 or Thanksgiving

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Parody

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N. A humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect especially literature and art

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Perennial

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Adj. recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly

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Perfidy

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N. Intentional breach of faith; treachery

Adj. perfidious

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Perfunctory

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Adj. Done without care or interest

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Perspicacious

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Acutely perceptive; having keen discernment

N. Perspicacity

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Prattle

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N. To babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and Idle matter

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Precipitate

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Adj Acting with excessive haste or impulse

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Precipitate (v)

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V. To cause to happen before anticipated or required

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Predilection

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N. Preference

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Prescience

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N. For knowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring

Adj. Prescient

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Prevaricate

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V. 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 disapprove; to successfully argue against

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Relegate

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V. To forcibly a sign, 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, crime, or squalor; foul

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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, active, or in motion; 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.

V. Synthesize

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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. Pierce 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 for an activity or pursuit; ravenous

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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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