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