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Equivocate

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To use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead

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Anomaly

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Derivation from what is normal

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Lucid

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Clear and easily understood

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Precipitate

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To throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation

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Assuage

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To make something unpleasant less severe

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Erudite

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Learned, scholarly, bookish

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Opaque

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Impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light

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Prodigal

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Lavish, wasteful

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Enigma

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Puzzle, mystery

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Placate

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To soothe or pacify

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Zeal

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Passion, excitement

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