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abscond
to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
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Aberrant
Deviating from the norm
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alacrity
eager and enthusiastic willingness
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anomaly
deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality
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approbation
an expression of approval or praise
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arduous
strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort
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assuage
to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
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audacious
daring and fearless; recklessly bold
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austere
without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic
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axiomatic
taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth
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canonical
following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
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capricious
inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable
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censure
to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
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chicanery
trickery or subterfuge
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connoisseur
an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
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convoluted
complex or complicated
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disabuse
to undeceive; to set right
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discordant
conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
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disparate
fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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effrontery
extreme boldness; presumptuousness
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eloquent
well-spoken, expressive, articulate,
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enervate
to weaken; to reduce in vitality
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ennui
dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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equivocate
to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
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erudite
very learned; scholarly
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exculpate
exonerate; to clear of blame
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exigent
urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
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extemporaneous
improvised; done without preparation
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filibuster
intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action
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fulminate
to loudly attack or denounce
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ingenuous
artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication
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inured
accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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irascible
easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
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lucid
clear; easily understood
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magnanimity
the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving
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martial
associated with war and the armed forces
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mundane
of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary
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nascent
coming into being; in early developmental stages
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nebulous
vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
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neologism
a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
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noxious
harmful, injurious
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obtuse
lacking sharpmess of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
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obviate
to anticipate and make unnecessary
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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, esp. in literature and art
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perennial
recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly
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perfidy
intentional breach of faith; treachery
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perfunctory
cursory; done without care or interest
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perspicacious
acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
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prattle
to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
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precipitate (adjective)
acting with excessive haste or impulse
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precipitate (verb)
to cause or happen before anticipated or required
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predilection
a disposition in favor of something; preference
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prescience
foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring
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prevaricate
to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
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qualms
misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
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recant
to retract, esp. a previously held belief
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refute
to disprove; to successfully argue against
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relegate
to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position
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reticent
quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
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solicitous
concerned 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
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static
not moving, active, or in motion; at rest
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stupefy
to stun, baffle, or amaze
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synthesis
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
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truculent
fierce and cruel; eager to fight
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veracity
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 move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion
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