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Abscond
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Verb. To depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide. In Columbia, Jack Ryan absconded the factory of Felix Cortez to escape.
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Alacrity
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noun. eager and enthusiastic willingness. He showed his alacrity when he was the first to raise his hand.
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Aberrant
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adjective. deviating from the norm. (noun aberration) His pink pants were very aberrant.
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Austere
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Without adornment; bare; severely simple' ascetic. His austere clothing of plain slacks and top reflected his basic personality.
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Axiomatic
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Adjective. Taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth. When the president spoke, the people relished his axiomatic speech.
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Capricious
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adjective. Inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable. He continued to change his mind and was very capricious about the situation.
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censure
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verb. to criticize severely. she censured everyone's work and lost many friends doing so.
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disabuse
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verb. to undeceive; to set right. I must disabuse you of your feelings of grandeur.
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disparate
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fundamentally distinct or dissimilar. A disparate group of people who represented a cross section of the city.
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effrontery
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noun. extreme boldness; presumptuousness. She had the effrontery to ask for two free samples.
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