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Aberrant (adj)

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Deviant
Departing from an accepted standard, norm
Eating on the floor with dogs is just one examples of his aberrant behavior
Aberrant chromosome , aberrant weather, aberrant behavior
Aberrant behavior in animals sign of rabies
At the brief and aberrant moment in time when it was possible to believe…

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Abscond

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Depart clandestinely, hurriedly and secretly

18 ISIS detainees absconded

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Alacrity (n)

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Brisk and cheerful readiness, eagerness, willingness
Anna accepted Count Vronsky’s invitation with alacrity

Some have criticized P Obamas lack of alacrity to get involved with foreign conflicts

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Anomaly (n)

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Deviation from common rule, irregularity
Snow in Southern California is an anomaly
Tunisias post revolution stability is a bit of an anomaly in the MENA region

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Approbation

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Approval (formal), acceptance of something as satisfactory

We have yet to obtain approbation of the Syrian government to intervene

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Assuage

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Pacify, quiet. Lessen intensity of , relieve

Her embrace failed to assuage her daughters fear of impending death
Assuage hunger
Nothing can assuage the pain of not belonging to a homeland

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Audacious

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Daring, recklessly bold
Huyam disrespected at the Sultan with audacious disregard for her children
I felt uncomfortable around her, knowing her audacious, revealing clothing and loud mannerisms offended the Qatari people

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Austere

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Simple or plain; stern;having few pleasures
Professor Becks austere office reflects her personality
We need to go on an austere diet
Abdel Qader has an austere manner but he is actually a warm, caring teacher

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Axiomatic

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Self-evident, a given, obviously true

It’s axiomatic that Regional powers are trying to stop ISIS since it poses more of a threat to them than it does the US

He came to regret his belief in the axiom (accepted truth) that there’s no such thing as bad publicity

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Canonical

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Orthodox, in agreement with traditional standards

St Lucy’s decision to fire a gay teacher was canonical - abiding by Catholic Church

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Capricious

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Changing often and quickly, erratic, fickle

She became very capricious after her release from the hospital -as she was still adjusting to her new medication

Capricious weather
Capricious politician

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Censure (verb)

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Officially criticize strongly or publicly,
Declare to be morally wrong

He was censured by his Committee for failure to report for duty on time
Congress voted to censure the president for misconduct
Society generally cenures the taking of another persons life

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Chicanery (n)

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Actions or statements that trick people into believing something is not true;
Deception , trickery
Use of trickery to Achieve political, financial, or legal purpose

Underhanded person who schemes corruption and political chicanery behind closed doors
She wasn’t above using chicanery to obtain her new job as head of the apartment
GWB won the election through chicanery

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Connoisseur

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Informed judge in matters of taste, expert

Connoisseur of ancient Arabic poetry

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Convoluted

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Complicated, difficult to understand; many twists and turns

Convoluted chain of thought, convoluted style of writing

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Disabuse (v)

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To Free from error, fallacy, misconception
To show someone that a belief is incorrect

Let me disabuse you of your foolish notions of life in Arab world

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Discordant (adj)

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Conflicting , dissonant or harsh in sound; eagerness to fight
Not in agreement

Discordant music
Discordant sound of coyotes killing a dog
A troubled discordant family in need of counseling
The churches position on homosexuality is discordant with modern times

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Disparate

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Different from each other
Markedly distinct in quality and character
Containing fundamental,y different and often incongruous elements

Disparate notions among democrats and republicans about economic policy and role of government

California- Mexico border is among the most economically disparate intersections in the woods but the cities on either side of the port looked almost identical - to’ up

I made my family honey soy chicken and received disparate reactions. Papi loved it but Mikayla strongly criticized it

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Effrontery

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Shameless boldness

She had the effrontery to lead the class discussion on Taha. Hussein while reading the English translation of his piece on her laptop

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Eloquent

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Well spoken, articulate

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Enervate (adj)

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Lacking physical, mental, moral vigor

Her new medication makes her enervate - she dropped classes, stopped exercising,and spends all day in front of the tv

Living In Claremont enervates my soul

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Ennui (enwi)

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Lack of spirit, enthusiasm, interest
Weariness or dissatisfaction

The kind of ennui that comes from returning to a small, homogenous town after spending a year aboard in bustling cities

The kind of ennui that comes from having too much time on my hands and too little will to find something productive

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Equivocate

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Use ambiguous language with deceptive intent
Avoid giving definite answer
Beat around the bush

I like to equivocate when asked about controversial issues
The candidate seemed to equivocate when asked about his previous job

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Erudite

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Very learned, scholarly

Adeel is an erudite scholar
I tend to surround myself with erudite people

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Exculpate v

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Prove someone not guilty, clear from alleged fault

Huyams testimony failed to exculpate her servant from the crime of murdering her horse
Feigning ignorance, I was able to exculpate myself from Israel’s accusation that i conspired At international borders

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Exigent Adj

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Pressing, demanding
Exigent demands of music school took a toll on her voice
Exigent circumstances, exigent matters, exigent client exigent child

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Extemporaneous adj

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Spur of moment, no previous preparation

Extemporaneous speech, comment
Extemporaneous shelter

I’m not sure if I have the skills to build an extemporaneous shelter should our house burn down
Politicians must learn how to create extemporaneous solutions to problems during press conferences

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Fulminate v

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Complain loudly or angrily

Jordanian taxi drivers have a tendency to fulminate about rising prices, Family problems, and Israel’s policies.

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Ingenuous

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Innocent or childlike simplicity , lacking wordly wisdom

I came to Jordan as an ingenuous foreigner and left as a troubled, jaded human being due to all the people who took advantage of me.

Frank, candid

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Inure

Inured v

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Cause someone to be less affected by something unpleasant
Make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, exposure

Children inured by violence
Slavery inured black people to unending struggle violence, and injustice
A year in the Gulf inured me to California’s supposed hot weather

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Irascible

Irascibility

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Irritable
Irascible mood due to low blood sugar
My irascible boss constantly fulminates about the failing economy which he justifies as a reason to deny us a pay raise
One symptom of bipolar is irascibility

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Laud n, v

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Praise, acclaim
Public acknowledgement

We were conditioned to laud the president at every opportunity
The scholars lauded her for her groundbreaking research on black Arab identity

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Lucid

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Clear
Having full function of ones facilities
Lucid instructions, lucid sky
I hoped to have one last chat with my grandmother while she was still lucid but unfortunately her dementia worsened to the extent that she could no longer recognize me

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Magnanimity

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Quality if having noble generosity

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Nascent

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Recently formed or developed

Nascent cancer cells 
Nascent democratic regime in Tunis 
Nascent middle class 
Nascent political career 
Nascent civil rights movement
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Nebulous

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Vague, cloudy, unclear

Nebulous references,nebulous outline of tnrfishing shack in the fog

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Neologism

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New word

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Noxious

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Harmful, morally harmful

Noxious waste, noxious doctrines, noxious smog

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Obtuse

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Stupid, slow, unintelligent

Forgive me for being obtuse but can you explain that again

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Obviate

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To take advance action to prevent
Brushing teeth regularly should obviate the need for frequent visits to the dentist
Administration claims that training syrian rebels will obviate the need to send american troops

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Paean

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Formal expression or song of praise

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Perfidy

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Betrayal, treachery

Impossible to forgive Gabriel’s perfidy

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Perfunctory

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Done w o energy due to habit or disinterest

Always Impressed by mokaylas perfunctory demeanor on tennis court.

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Perspicacious

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Having Acute discernment

Shrewd

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Precipitate

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V Bring about, cause; hurl
ADJ - hasty, sudden
The incident precipitated a political crisis
Suddenly the ladder broke, precipitating them down into a heap
They were precipitate d into a conflict for which they were quite unprepared.
Their actions were precipitate

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Prescience

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Foreknowledge of events

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Prevaricate

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Fabricate, Mislead, avoid truth

Eg in a trial

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Relegate

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Deport, displace, banish; assort, categoriZed
assign forcibly
Huyam relegated to a room on the outskirts of the palace due to her behavior

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Reticent

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Reserved, not revealing ones thoughts readily
CSUSB has always been reticent about its budget, it’s obvious they are hiding something
zan was extremely reticent about her personal affairs

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Solicitous

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Attentive, kind, considerate; enthusiastic, anxious
Showing concern or care for someone’s happiness or wellbeing, eager, full of concern, careful
A solicitous inquiry about his health
Solicitous (apprehensive) about the future
A family that is solicitous to put the whole affair behind them and move on with their lives
Solicitous husband attending to matters of the house when his wife is pregnant

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Stymie

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Block. Thwart
Stymied by read tape
Raging fire stymied rescuers attempts to save the toddler

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Torque

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A Force that causes rotation,

Automobile delivers torque to the drive shaft

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Veracity

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Integrity, Truthfulness, honesty
We do not question the veracity of your story
I have concerns about his veracity and character

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Truculent

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Defiant, aggressive 
Easily annoyed, likely to argue , harsh , displaying ferocity 
Truculent lakers fans 
Truculent criticism 
Truculent warlords

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