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Abscond (v)
To depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
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Abberant (adj)
Deviaing from the norm (noun form: abberation)
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Alacrity (n)
Eager and enthusiastic willingness
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Anomoly (n)
Deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality (adj from: anaomolous)
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Approbation (n)
An expression of approval or praise
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Arduous (adj)
Strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort
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Assuage (v)
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 forn: axiom)
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Canonical (adj)
Following or in aggreement with accepted, traditional standards (noun form: canon)
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Capricious (adj)
Inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable
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Censure (v)
To criticize severely; to officially rebuke
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Chicanery (n)
Trickery or subterfuge
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Connoisseur (n)
An informed and stute judge in matters of taste; expert
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Convoluted (adj)
Complex or complicated
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Disabuse (v)
To undecieve; 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 (n)
Extreme boldness; presumptuousness
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Eloquent (adj)
Well-spoken, expressive, articulate (noun form; eloquence)
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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)
To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (adj form: equivocal)
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Erudite (adj)
Very learned; sholarly (noun form: erudition)
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Exculpate (v)
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 preparation
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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
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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 tempermental outbursts
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Laud (v)
To praise highly (adj. form: laudatory)
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Lucid (adj)
Clear; easily understood
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Magnanimity (n)
The quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving (adj from: magnanimous)
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Martial (adj)
Associated with war and 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)a
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 (adj)
Harmful; injurious
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Obtuse (adj)
Lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
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Obviate (v)
To anticipate and make unneccessary
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Onerous (adj)
Troubling; burdensome
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Paean (n)
A song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
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Parody (n)
A humorous 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 (n)
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 (v)
To babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
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Precipitate (adj)
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)
Foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring (adj. form: prescient)
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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 disprove; 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 (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 (adj)
Occurring only occassionaly, or in scattered instances
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Squander (v)
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 (v)
To stun, baffle, or amaze
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Stymie (v)
To block, thwart
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Synthesis (n)
The combination of parts to make a whole (verb form: synthesize)
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Torque (n)
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 (n)
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 (v)
To move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion
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