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Anomaly

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Deviation or departure from the normal or common order, form, or rule.

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Assuage

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o make milder or less severe; relieve; ease

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Enigma

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a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation:

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Equivocal

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deliberately ambiguous

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erudite

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characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly

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fervid

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heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm, etc.: a fervid orator.

burning; glowing; intensely hot.

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lucid

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easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible

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opaque

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not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through.

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placate

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to overcome the distrust or hostility of

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precipitate

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to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly:

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prodigal

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wastefully or recklessly extravagant:

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Zeal

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fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence;

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Abstain

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to hold oneself back voluntarily, esp. from something regarded as improper or unhealthy

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adulterate

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to debase or make impure by adding inferior materials or elements; use cheaper, inferior, or less desirable goods in the production of (any professedly genuine article)

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Apathy

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absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.

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Audacious

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extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless

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Capricious

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erratic

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Corrobrate

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to make more certain; confirm

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Desiccate

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to dry thoroughly; dry up

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Engender

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to produce, cause, or give rise to

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Ephemeral

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lasting a very short time; short-lived

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Gullible

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easily deceived or cheated

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Homogenous

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all of the same or similar kind or nature; "a close-knit homogeneous group"

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Laconic

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using few words; expressing much in few words; concise

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Laudable

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deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable

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Loquacious

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talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous:

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Mitigate

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to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.

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pedant

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a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.

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pragmatic

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of or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations.

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propriety

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conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners.

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Vacillate

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to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute

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Volatile

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evaporating rapidly; passing off readily in the form of vapor

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Advocate

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to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument

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Antipathy

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a natural, basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion.


an instinctive contrariety or opposition in feeling.

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Bolster

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a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.


anything resembling this in form or in use as a support.

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Cacophony

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harsh discordance of sound; dissonance

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Deride

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to laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff or jeer at; mock

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dissonance

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inharmonious or harsh sound; discord; cacophony

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enervate

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to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken

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eulogy

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a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, esp. a set oration in honor of a deceased person.

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garrulous

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excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, esp. about trivial matters.

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ingenuous

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free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere

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lethargic

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of, pertaining to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish

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Malleable

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capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers

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misanthrope

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a hater of humankind.

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Obdurate

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unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.

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Ostentation

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pretentious or conspicuous show, as of wealth or importance; display intended to impress others.

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Paradox

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a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth

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Philanthropic

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of, pertaining to, engaged in, or characterized by philanthropy; benevolent:

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Prevaricate

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to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie

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Venerate

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to regard or treat with reverence; revere

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Waver

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to sway to and fro; flutter