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abscond
- (verb)
- to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
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aberrant
- (adj)
- deviating from the norm (noun form: abberation)
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alacrity
- (noun)
- eager and enthusiastic willingness
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anomaly
- (noun)
- deviation from the noraml order, form or rule; abnormality (adj. form: anomalous)
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approbation
- (noun)
- an expression of approval or praise
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arduous
- (adj)
- strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort
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assuage
- (verb)
- to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
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audacious
- (adj)
- daring and fearless; recklessly bold (noun form: audacity)
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austere
- (adj)
- without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic (noun form: austerity)
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axiomatic
- (adj)
- taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth (noun form: axiom)
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canonical
- (adj)
- following in agreement with accepted traditional standards
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capricious
- (adj)
- inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable
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censure
- (verb)
- to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
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chicanery
- (noun)
- trickery or subterfuge
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connoisseur
- (noun)
- an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
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convoluted
- (adj)
- complex or complicated
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disabuse
- (verb)
- to undeceive; to set right
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discordant
- (adj)
- conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
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disparate
- (adj)
- fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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effrontery
- (noun)
- extreme boldness; presumptuousnness
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eloquent
- (adj)
- well-spoken, expressive, articulate (noun form: eloquence)
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enervate
- (verb)
- to weaken; to reduce in vitality
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ennui
- (noun)
- dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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equivocate
- (verb)
- to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (adj. form: equivocal)
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erudite
- (adj)
- very learned; scholarly (noun form: erudition)
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exculpate
- (verb)
- exonerate; to clear of blame
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exigent
- (adj)
- urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
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extemporaneous
- (adj)
- improvised; done without prepartion
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filibuster
- (noun)
- intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action
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fulminate
- (verb)
- to loudly attack or denounce
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ingenuous
- (adj)
- artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication
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inured
- (adj)
- accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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irascible
- (adj)
- easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
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laud
- (verb)
- to praise highly (adj. form: laudatory)
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lucid
- (adj)
- clear; easily understood
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magnanimity
- (noun)
- the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving (adj form: magnanimous)
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martial
- (adj)
- associated with war and the armed forces
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mundane
- (adj)
- of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary
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nascent
- (adj)
- coming into being; in early developmental stages
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nebulous
- (adj)
- vague; cloudly; lacking clearly defined form
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neologism
- (noun)
- a new word, expression or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
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obtuse
- (adj)
- lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
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obviate
- (verb)
- to anticipate and make unecessary
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onerous
- (adj)
- troubling; burdensome
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paean
- (noun)
- a song or hymn of praise and thaksgiving
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parody
- (nound)
- a humourous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art
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perennial
- (adj)
- recurrent through the year or many years happening repeatedly
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perfidy
- (noun)
- intentional breach of faith; treachery (adj form: perfidious)
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perfunctory
- (adj)
- cursory; done without care or interest
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perspicacious (adj)
acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (noun form: perspicacity)
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prattle
- (verb)
- to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
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precipitate
- (verb)
- acting with excessive haste or impulse
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predilection
- (noun)
- a disposition in favor of something; preference
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prescience
- (noun)
- foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring (adj. form: prescient)
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prevaricate
- (verb)
- to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
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qualms
- (noun)
- misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
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recant
- (verb)
- to retract, esp. a previously held belief
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refute
- (berb)
- to disprove; to successfully argue against
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relegate
- (verb)
- to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position
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reticent
- (adj)
- quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
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solicitous
- (adj)
- concerned and attentive
- eager
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sordid
- (adj)
- characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
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sporadic
occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances
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squander
- (verb)
- to waste by spending or using irresponsibly
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static
- (adj)
- not moving, active or in motion; at rest
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stupefy
- (verb)
- to stun, baffle, or amaze
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stymie
- (verb)
- to block; to thwart
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sythesis
- (noun)
- the combination of parts to make a whole (verb form: synthesize)
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torque
- (noun)
- a force that causes rotation
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tortuous
- (adj)
- winding, twisting; excessively complicated
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truculent
- (adj)
- fierce and cruel; eager to fight
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veracity
- (noun)
- truthfulness, honesty
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virulent
- (adj)
- extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
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voracious
- (adj)
- having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous
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waver
- (verb)
- to move to and for; to sway; to be unsettle in opinion
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