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1
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Abscond (v.)

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To steal and hide

2
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Aberrant (adj.)

A

Deviating from the norm

3
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Alacrity (n.)

A

Eager and enthusiastic willingness

4
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Approbation (n.)

A

Expression of approval

5
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Assuage (v.)

A

To appease or pacify

6
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Audacious (adj.)

A

Daring and fearless

7
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Austere (adj.)

A

Without adornment; bare

8
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Axiomatic (adj.)

A

Taken as a given

9
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Canonical (adj.)

A

Following traditional standards

10
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Capricious (adj.)

A

Change one’s mind impulsively; erratic

11
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Censure (v.)

A

To criticise severely

12
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Chicanery (n.)

A

Trickery

13
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Connoisseur (n.)

A

An informed and astute judge; expert

14
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Disabuse (n.)

A

To undeceive

15
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Discordant (adj.)

A

Conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

16
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Disparate (adj.)

A

Fundamentally distinct

17
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Effrontery (n.)

A

Extreme boldness; presumptousness

18
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Eloquent (adj.)

A

Well spoken

19
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Enervate (v.)

A

To weaken

20
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Anomaly (n.)

A

Deviation from normal order

21
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Arduous (adj.)

A

Taxing; require significant effort

22
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Ennui (n.)

A

Dissatisfaction from boredom or apathy

23
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Equivocate (n.)

A

To use ambiguous language for deception

24
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Erudite (adj.)

A

Scholarly

25
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Exculpate (v.)

A

Exonerate; clear from blame

26
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Exigent (adj.)

A

Urgent

27
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Extemporaneous (adj.)

A

Improvised; without preparation

28
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Filibuster (n.)

A

Intentional obstruction (to delay legislative action)

29
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Fulminate (v.)

A

To loudly attack or denounce

30
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Ingenuous (adj.)

A

Artless; frank and candid; lack in sophistication

31
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Inured (adj.)

A

Accustomed to something undesirable

32
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Irascible (adj.)

A

Easily angered

33
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Laud (v.)

A

To praise highly

34
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Magnanimity (n.)

A

Generously noble in mind and heart

35
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Martial (adj.)

A

Associated with war and armed forces

36
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Mundane (adj.)

A

Concerned with ordinary

37
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Nascent (adj.)

A

Coming into being; early in development

38
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Nebulous (adj.)

A

Vague

39
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Neologism (n.)

A

A new word, expression or usage

40
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Noxious (adj.)

A

Harmful

41
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Obtuse (adj.)

A

Lacking sharpness in intellect

42
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Obviate (v.)

A

To anticipate and make unnecessary

43
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Onerous (adj.)

A

Troubling

44
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Paean (n.)

A

A song of praise

45
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Parody (n.)

A

A humorous imitation

46
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Perfunctory (adj.)

A

Done without care or interest

47
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Perspicacious (adj.)

A

Acutely perceptive

48
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Prattle (v.)

A

To babble meaninglessly

49
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Precipitate (Adj.)

A

Acting with haste or impulse

50
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Precipitate (v.)

A

To cause before anticipated or required

51
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Predilection (n.)

A

Preference

52
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Prescience (n.)

A

Foreknowledge of events

53
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Prevaricate (v.)

A

To avoid truth; mislead

54
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Qualms (n.)

A

Reservations; misgivings

55
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Recant (v.)

A

To retract

56
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Refute (v.)

A

To disprove; argue against

57
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Relegate (v.)

A

Forcibly assign to lower place

58
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Solicitous (adj.)

A

Concerned and attentive; eager

59
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Sordid (adj.)

A

Characterised by filth; foul

60
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Sporadic (adj.)

A

Occurring occationally

61
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Squander (v.)

A

To waste by using irresponsibly

62
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Static (adj.)

A

Not moving

63
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Stupefy (v.)

A

Baffle; to stun

64
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Stymie (v.)

A

To block; thwart

65
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Synthesis (n.)

A

Combination of parts to make whole

66
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Torque (n.)

A

Force that causes rotation

67
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Tortuous (adj.)

A

Excessively complicated; twisting

68
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Truculent (adj.)

A

Fierce and cruel

69
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Veracity (n.)

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Truthfulness; honesty

70
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Virulent (adj.)

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Extremely haemful

71
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Voracious (adj.)

A

Ravenous; Insatiable appetite for an activity

72
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Waver (v.)

A

To move to and fro; unsettled in opinion

73
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Convoluted (adj.)

A

Complex; complicated

74
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Lucid (adj.)

A

Clear; Easily understood

75
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Perennial (adj.)

A

Recurrent trough the years; happening repeatedly

76
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Reticent (adj.)

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Quiet; reserved; reluctant to express feelings

77
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Perfidy (n.)

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Intentional breach of faith; treachery