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Abscond

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v. to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

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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. deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; 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. strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort

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Assuage

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v. To ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

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Audacious

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adj. daring and fearless; recklessly bold

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Austere

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adj. without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic

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Axiomatic

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adj. taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth

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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. inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable

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Censure

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v. To criticize severely; to officially rebuke

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Chicanery

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n. trickery or 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; dissonant or harsh in sound

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Disparate

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adj. fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

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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, expressive, articulate

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Enervate

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v. to weaken; to reduce in vitality

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Ennui

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n. dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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Equivocate

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v. to use ambiguous language with 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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Filibuster
n. intentional obstruction, especially 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. the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, especially 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 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 unnecessary
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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, especially 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
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Perfunctory
adj. cursory; done without care or interest
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Perspicacious
adj. acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
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Prattle
v. to babble meaninglessly
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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. a disposition in favor of 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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Refute
v. to disprove; to successfully argue against
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Recant
v. To retract
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Solicitous
adj. concerned and attentive; eager
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Relegate
v. to forcibly assign, especially to a lower place or position
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Sporadic
adj. occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances
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Stymie
v. to block or thwart
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Sordid
adj. characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
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Tortuous
adj. winding, twisting; excessively complicated
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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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Truculent
adj. fierce and cruel; eager to fight
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Synthesis
n. the combination of parts to make a whole | Verb form: synthesize
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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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Qualms
n. misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
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Reticent
adj. quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
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Torque
n. a force that causes rotation
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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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