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abscond
- to depart clandestinely, to steal off and hide
- verb
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aberrant
- deviating from the norm
- adjective
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alacrity
eager and enthusiastic willingness (noun)
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anomaly
- (noun)
- deviation from the normal order, form or rule.
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arduous
- (adj)
- strenuous, taxing, requiring significant effort
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assuage
- (adj)
- to ease or lessen, to appease or pacify
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dissuade
to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from):
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audacious
daring and fearless; recklessly bold (noun)
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austere
- (adjective)
- without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic
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axiomatic
- taken as a given; possessing self evident truth
- (adj) noun form axiom
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canonical
- following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standard
- (can remember bc in music it is a repetitious song with other ppl)
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capricious
- (adj)
- inclined to change one's mind impulsively;erratic, unpredictable
- (a Capricorn, or me, and i am very inclined to change my mind!)
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censure
- (verb)
- to criticize severely ; to officially rebuke
- (I CEN-sure GEN-a)
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chicanery
- trickery or subterfuge
- (chicanery kinda rhymes w/ trickery)
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connoisseur
an informed and astute judge inmatters of taste; expert
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convoluted
- complex or complicated
- (adj)
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disabuse
- to undeceive; to set right
- (exact opposite of abuse)
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discordant
- conflicting, dissonant or harsh in sound
- (cords not sounding well... easy)
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disparate
- fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
- (rhymes with separate... which are not the same)
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effrontery
- extreme boldness; presumptuous
- (effor means to speak out)
- (noun)
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eloquent
- adj
- well-spoken, expressive
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enervate
- to weaken, to reduce in vitality
- (v)
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ennui
- (noun)
- dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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equivocate
- to use ambiguous language w/ a decpetive intent
- (adj form-equivocal)
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exculpate
- exonerate; to clear from blame
- (cuplable is guilty, so ex-guilty is not guilty)
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exigent
- (adj)
- urgent, pressing, requiring immediate action or attention
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extemporaneous
- (adj)
- improvised; done w/out preparation
- (rhymes with spontaneous)
- -aneous means relationship of position
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filibuster
- (n)
- intentional obstruction , esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action
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fulminate
- (v)
- to loudly attack or denounce.
- (fume and fulminate about something terrible)
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ingenuous
- (adj)
- artless; frank and candid, lacking in sophistication
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inured
- accustomed to accepting something undesirable
- (adj)
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irascible
- (adj)
- easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
- (Mr. Mason)
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lucid
- (adj)
- clear ; easily understood
- (lucid, la luz = light, clear)
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magnanimity
- (noun)
- the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving
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martial
associated w/ war and the armed forces (adj)
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mundane
of the world; typical of or concerned w/ the ordinary
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nascent
- (adj)
- coming into being; in early developmental stages
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nebulous
- (adj)
- vague, cloudy , lacking clearly defined form
- (nebula: dark cloudy matter, not very clear or defined!)
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neologism
- a new word, expression, or usage, the creation or use of new words or senses
- (YOLO)
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obtuse
lacking sharpness of intellect, not clear or precise in thought or expression
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noxious
injurious, harmful
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obviate
- to anticipate and make unnecessary
- (v)
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onerous
troubling, burdensome
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paean
a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
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parody
a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect
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perennial
- recurrent throughout the year, happening repeatedly
- (like plants that dont need to be planted and come back)
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perfidy
- (n, adj-perfidious)
- intentional breach of faith, treachery
- (perfidia-means faithlessness
- remember perforin- a chemical released to kill a pathogen)
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perfunctory
cursory, done without care or interest
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perspicacious
- (adj.)
- acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (perspicacity= noun)
- (think of Garrett Robison)
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prattle
- to babble meaninglessly
- (ME! lol)
- (like a baby has rattle and babbles...prattle!)
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precipitate
acting w/ excessive haste or impulse
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predilection
a disposition in favor of something; preference
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prescience
- (noun)
- foreknowledge of events; knowing of events piror ot their occurring (adj. form prescient)
- (sounds kinda like seeing the future, some weird sci fi)
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prevaricate
to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
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qualms
- (n)
- misgivings, reservations, causes for hesitancy
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recant
- (v)
- to retract, esp. a previously held belief
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refute
to successfully argue against
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relegate
- to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position.
- Ex/ relegated Tony Van Winkle
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reticent
quiet, reserved; reluctantto express thoughts or feelings.
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solicitous
adj. concerne and attentive; eager
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sordid
characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
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sporadic
occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances.
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squander
- to waste by spending or using irresponsibly
- (ex/ squander funds, )
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static
not moving acitve, or in motion.
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stupefy
to stun, baffle , or amaze
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stymie
- (v)
- to block; to thwart
- (sounds like stifle but not exactly same thing)
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synthesis
- (noun)
- the combination of parts to make a whole
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torque
a force that causes rotation.
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tortuous
- winding, twisting, excessively complicated
- (sounds like torture)
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truculent
- adj.
- eager to fight, fierce and cruel
- ex/ Chelsea Winkles is truculent. Gena when drunk can be truculent
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veracity
- (adj)
- truthfulness, honesty
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virulent
(extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic)
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voracious
having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous
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waver
to moave to and fro, to sway , to be unsettled in opinion
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