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Abscond

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(V) to depart clandestinely

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Abscond

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(V) to depart clandestinely

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Aberrant

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(Adj) deviating from the norm

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Alacrity

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(N) eager and enthusiastic willingness

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Anomaly

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(N) abnormality

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Anomaly

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(N) abnormality

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Approbation

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(N) an expression of approval or praise

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Arduous

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(Adj) strnuous

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Assuage

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(V) to weaken or lessen

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Audacious

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(Adj) recklessly bold

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Austere

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(Adj) severely simple

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Axiomatic

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(Adj) taken as a given

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Canonical

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(Adj) following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

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Capricious

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(Adj) erratic, unpredictable

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Censure

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(V) to criticise severely

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Chicanery

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(N) trickery orr subterfuge

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Connoisseur

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(N) an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert

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Convoluted

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(Adj) complex or complicated

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Disabuse

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(V) to undeceive; to set right

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Discordant

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(Adj) conflicting; dishonest or harsh in sound

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Disparate

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(Adj) functionally distinct or dissimilar

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Effrontery

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(N) extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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Effrontery

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(N) extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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Eloquent

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(Adj) well-spoken

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Enervate
(V) to reduce in vitality; to weaken
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Ennui
(N) dissatisfaction and relentlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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Equivocate
(V) to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
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Erudite
(Adj) very learned; scholarly
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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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Extemporaneous
(Adj) 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
(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 temperamental outbursts
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Laud
(V) to praise highly
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Lucid
(Adj) clear, easily understood
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Magnanimity
(N) quality of being generous and. Noble in heart, esp. In forgiving
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Martial
(Adj) associated with war and the 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) vague; cloudy; lacking 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 or 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
(Adj) troubling; burdensome
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Paean
(N) a song or hymn if praise and thanksgiving
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Perfidy
(N) intentional breach of faith; treachery
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Perfunctory
(Adj) cursory; done without care or interest
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Perspicacious
(Adj) accurately perceptive; having keen discernment
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Prattle
(V) to babble aimlessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
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Precipitate
(Adj) acting with excessive haste or impulse | (V) to cause or happen before anticipated or required
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Predilection
(N) to have a disposition towards something
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Prescience
(N) foreknowledge of events
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Prevaricate
(V) to deliberately avoid the truth; mislead
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Qualms
(N) misgivings; reservations;causes for hesitancy
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Recant
(V) to retract, ESO. A previously held belief
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Refute
(V) to disprov
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Relegate
(V) to forcibly assign, esp. To a lower place or position
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Reticent
(Adj) quiet
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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 occasionally Or in scattered instances
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Squander
(V) to waste
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Static
Adj) constant or at restj
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Stupefy
(V) to stun
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Stymie
(V) to block, thwart
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Synthesis
(V) the combination of two parts to make a whole
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Tortuous
(Adj) wind
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Truculent
(Adj) fierce and cruel; eager to fight
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Veracity
(N)
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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 act
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Waver
(V) to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion

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