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ABSCOND (v)
176 detainees absconded
to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
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ABERRANT (a) ABERRATION (n)
aberrant chromosomes
deviating from the norm
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ALACRITY (n)
she accepted the invitation with alacrity
eager and enthusiastic willingness
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ANOMALY (n) ANOMALOUS (a)
genetic anomaly
deviation from the normal order form or rule; abnormality
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APPROBATION (n)
the opera met with high approbation
an expression of approval or praise
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ARDUOUS (a)
an arduous journey
strenuous, taxing, requiring significant effort
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ASSUAGE (v)
the letter assuaged the fears of most members
to ease or lessen, to appease or pacify
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AUDACIOUS (a) AUDACITY (n)
a series of audacious takeovers
daring and fearless; recklessly bold
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AUSTERE (a) AUSTERITY (n)
an austere man, with a rigidly puritanical outlook
without adornment, bare, severely simple, ascetic
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AXIOMATIC (a) AXIOM (n)
it is axiomatic that dividends have to be financed
taken as a given, possessing self evident truth
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CANONICAL (a) CANON (n)
the canonical rites of the Roman church
following or in agreement w/accepted traditional standards
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CAPRICIOUS (a)
a capricious and often brutal administration
inclined to change ones mind impulsively, erratic, unpredictable
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CENSURE (v)
a judge was censured in 1983 for a variety of types of injudicious conduct
to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
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CHICANERY (n)
an underhanded person who schemes corruption and political chicanery behind closed doors
trickery or subterfuge
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CONNOISSEUR (n)
a connoisseur of music
an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
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CONVOLUTED (a)
complex or complicated
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DISABUSE (v)
to undeceive, to set right, persuade (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken
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DISCORDANT (a)
conflicting, dissonant or harsh in sound
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DISPARATE (a)
fundamentally distinct or dissimilar, different in kind
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EFFRONTERY (n)
extreme boldness, presumptuousness
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ELOQUENT (a) ELOQUENCE (n)
well-spoken, expressive, articulate
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ENERVATE (v)
to weaken, to reduce in vitality
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ENNUI (n)
dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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EQUIVOCATE (v) EQUIVOCAL (a)
to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
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ERUDITE (v) ERUDITION (n)
very learned, scholarly
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EXCULPATE (v)
exonerate, to clear of blame
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EXIGENT (a)
urgent, pressing, requiring immediate action or attention
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EXTEMPORANEOUS (a)
improvised, done without preparation
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FILIBUSTER (n)
intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speech making to delay legislative action
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FULMINATE (v)
to loudly attack or denounce
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INGENUOUS (a)
artless, frank and candid, lacking in sophistication
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INURED (a)
accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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IRASCIBLE (a)
easily angered, prone to tempermental outbursts
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LAUD (v)
to praise highly
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LUCID (a)
clear, easily understood
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MAGNANIMITY (n) MAGNANIMOUS (a)
the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving
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MARTIAL (a)
associated with war and the armed forces
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MUNDANE (a)
of the world, typical of or concerned with the ordinary
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NASCENT (a)
coming into being, in early developmental stages
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NEBULOUS (n)
vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
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NEOLOGISM (n)
a new word, expression or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
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NOXIOUS (a)
harmful, injurious
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OBTUSE (a)
lacking sharpness of intellect, not clear or precise in thought or expression
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OBVIATE (v)
to anticipate and make unnecessary
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ONEROUS (a)
troubling, burdensome
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PAEAN (n)
a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
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PARODY (n)
a numerous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect esp. in literature and art
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PERENNIAL (a)
recurrent through the year or many years, happening repeatedly
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PERFIDY (n)
intentional breach of faith, treachery
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PERFUNCTORY (a)
cursory done without care or interest
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PERSPICACIOUS (a) PERSPICACITY (n)
acutely perceptive, having keen discernment
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PRATTLE (v)
to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
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PRECIPITATE (a)
acting with excessive haste or impulse
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PRECIPITATE (v)
to cause or happen before anticipated or required
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PREDILECTION (n)
a disposition in favor of something; preference
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PRESCIENCE (n) PRESCIENT (a)
foreknowledge of events, knowing of events prior to their occurence
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PREVARICATE (v)
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 (v)
to disapprove, to successfully argue against
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RELEGATE (v)
to forcibly assign esp. to a lower place or position
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RETICENT (a)
quiet, reserved, reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
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SOLICITOUS (a)
concerned and attentive, eager
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SORDID (a)
characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
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SPORADIC (a)
occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances
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SQUANDER (v)
to waste by spending or using irresponsibly
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STATIC (a)
not moving, active, or in motion, at rest
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STUPEFY (v)
to stun, baffle, or amaze
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STYMIE (v)
to block, thwart
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SYNTHESIS (n) SYNTHESIZE (v)
the combination of parts to make a whole
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TORQUE (n)
a force that causes rotation
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TORTUOUS (a)
winding, twisting, excessively complicated
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TRUCULENT
fierce and cruel, eager to fight
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VERACITY (n)
truthfulness, honesty
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VIRULENT (a)
extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
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VORACIOUS (a)
having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous
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WAVER (v)
to move to and fo; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion
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