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repudiate
To reject as having no authority
Pedantic
Overly concerned with minute details
Innocuous
Harmless
Austere
Severe, self-disciplined
Arcane
Understood by few, mysterious
Anomaly
Deviation from the common rule. Odd or peculiar
Pernicious
Causing injury or harm
Spurious
Not genuine or authentic
Petulant
Showing sudden irritation over a trifling annoyance
Mercurial
Volatile, erratic
Nascent
Beginning to exist or develop
Arduous
Laborious, full of hardship
Cogent
Convincing by virtue of clear presentation
Perfunctory
Performed merely as routine duty, hasty and superficial
Pithy
Brief and meaningful expression, full of vigor
Tacit
Understood without being openly expressed
Placate
To pacify by concessions
Ascetic
Person who dedicates their life to a pursuit of ideals for religious reasons
Ostensible
Outwardly appearing, professed or pretended
Terse
Neatly or effectively concise, brief and pithy
Abscond
Depart in sudden and secret manner, to avoid capture or litigation
Obdurate
Unmoved by persuasion or tender feelings
Guile
Insidious cunning in attaining a goal
Levity
Lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness