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abscond
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to depart clandestinely: to steal off and hide
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verb. He absconded with the class money.
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aberrant
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deviating from the norm.
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adjective. Every tenth product was aberrant from the others in the production line.
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alacrity
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eager and enthusiastic willingness
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noun. The crowd was alacrity in anticipation of the next bingo number.
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approbation
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an expression of approval or praise
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noun. After completing probation his family had words of approbation for him.
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assuage
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to ease or lessen: to appease or pacify
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verb. He needed to assure them of their safety so he used words of assuage in nature
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austure
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without adornment; bare; severely simple
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the art that he produced was austere in on the huge canvas.
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axiomatic
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taken as a given; posessing self evident truth, (noun form axiom)
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It was easy to reach a verdict for his words were axiomatic.
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canonical
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following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (noun form canon)
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The contract was canonical in its format.
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capricious
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inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable
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the young man was capricious in his political views.
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chicanery
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trickery or subterfuge
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He fell for the flimfam mans chicanery .
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disabuse
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to undeceive, to set right
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To correct his past abuses he set out to disabuse his lifestyle.
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disparate
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fundamentally distinct or dissimillar
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He was one of a kind beating his drum to a disparate tune.
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efrontery
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extreme boldness; presumptuousness
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The new boss was quiet then his personality took turn toward effrontery.
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enervate
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to weaken: to reduce in vitality
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The pills had the opposite effect than intended and enervated the body.
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ennui
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dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy.
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Faced with ennui every day he wanted a new lifestyle.
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equivocate
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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (equivocal)
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The smooth talker used words to equivocate him out of his life savings.
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erudite
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adj. very learned, scholarly
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She was classified as erudite before she attedned pre-k classes.
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exculpate
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verb exonerate, to clear of blame
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The prisoner was hoping to get a pardon to exculpate him from the charges.
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exigent
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adj. urgent, pressing, requiring immediate action or attention
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She had 3 boxes for work on his desk. OIn , out, and exigent.
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fulminate
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verb to loudly attack or denounce
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He used lots of fuel whrn he set out to fulminate an opponent.
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ingenuous
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artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication.
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His interview came off as being ingenuous rather than genuine.
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inured
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adj. accustomed to accepting something undesireable.
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Not having much or expecting much he became inured in accepting things from others.
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irascible
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adj. easily angered; prone to tempermental outbursts.
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The little rascal was irascible at nap time.
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lucid
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clear, easily understood
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He was not lucid anymore after the 8th round of the fight.
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magnanimity
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the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart esp. in forgiving (adj. form magnanimous)
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He was lauded for his magnanmimity with others.
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mundane
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of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary.
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He was tired of his mundane lifestyle.
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nascent
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coming into being: in early development stages.
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The software for a smart house was still in its nascent stage.
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nebulous
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vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form.
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He looked up into the nebulous sky and tried to make out the form of a dog chasing a cat.
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neologism
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a new word, expression, or usage; the creation of new words or senses.
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He had to purchase a new dictionary due to the neologism of the last 5 years.
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obviate
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to anticipate and make unnecessary.
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He made improvements in the design to obviate going back to the drawing board.
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onerous
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troubling; burdensome
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His conscious bothered him so much that it became onerous.
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paean
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a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
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It was required that one paean in the pilgrims time.
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perfidy
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noun intentional breach of faith; treachery
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He was found guilty of espionage due to the act of perfidy.
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perfunctory
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cursory: done without care or interest
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He cursed the fun factory for producing a poor product.
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perspicious
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adj. acutely preceptive; having keen discernment (noun form perspicacity)
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The little girl was very perspicious in all subjects.
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prattle
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verb to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty idle manner
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After the accident the best he could do was prattle for extended period of time.
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precipitate
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adj. acting with excessive haste or impulse.
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What caused him to precipitate in such a manner is unknown.
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precipitate
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verb to cause or happen before anticipated or required.
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What precipitated the accident is unknown.
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predilection
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a disposition in favor of something; preference
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As predicted the predilection by the judge was in their favor.
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prescience
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foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring
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The soothsayer had prescience of the event.
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prevaricate
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to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
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He tried to prevaricate to avoid jail time for the crime he committed.
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qualms
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misgivings, reservations; causes for hesitancy
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He had qualms about doing what others had asked him to do.
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relegate
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verb to forceably assign, esp. to a lower place or position.
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Due to cut backs he was forced to relegate some positions.
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reticent
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adj. quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings.
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The defendent was reticent during the trial.
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solicitous
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concerned and attentive; eager
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The waiter is very solicitous at our favorite resteraunt.
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stupefy
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verb to stun; baffle, or amaze
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He was said to have the power to stupefy his audience.
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truculent
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adj. fierce and cruel; eager to fight
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The new dog was truculent in the dog park.
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Virulent
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noun extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
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A virulent substance was the cause of death.
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