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Aberrant ( adj)

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Deviating from norm ( aberration (noun))

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Abscond (verb)

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To steal off and hide; depart clandestinely

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Alacrity (nown)

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Eager and enthusiastic willingness

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Approbation (noun)

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An expression of approval or praise

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Arduous ( adj)

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Requiring significant effort; strenuous, taxing

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Assuage (verb)

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To ease or lessen; to appease or pacify.

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Audacious (adj)

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Daring n fearless; recklessly bold ( noun - audacity)

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Austere ( adj )

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Without adornment; bare; severely simple ; ascetic(noun- austerity)

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Axiomatic(adj)

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Taken as given; possessing self a evident truth(noun-axiom)

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Canonical(adj)

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Following or in agreement with accepted; traditional standards(noun-canon)

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Capricious(adj)

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

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Censure (verb)

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To criticize severely; to officially rebuke

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Chicanery(noun)

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Trickery or subterfuge

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Connoisseur ( noun )

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An informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert

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Convoluted(adj)

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Complex or complicated

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Disabuse(verb)

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To undeceive; to set right

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Discordant ( Adi)

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Conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound