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anomoly (noun)
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deviation from what is normal
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Albino animals display too great an anomoly in their coloring to attract a normally colored mate.
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assuage (verb)
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to make something more pleasant or agreeable
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She tried to assuage his fears by giving hi something else to thik about.
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enigma
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a puzzle or mystery
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The child was an enigma. She never spoke but when she did, was very articulate.
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equivocate
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to use expressions of double meaning
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The politician's tenency to equivocate made it hard to decide where he stood on the issues
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erudite
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learned, scholarly, bookish
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The meeting of the profressors was a gathering of the most erudite individuals in the field.
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fervid
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intensely emotional
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The fans were unusualy fervid when the team came on tthe field. |
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lucid
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clear and easily understood
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The description was lucid making it easy to conceptualize the design. |
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opaque
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impossible to see through
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The polution had cause thelake surface to be opaque. |
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placate
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to pacify
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The mother tried to placate the baby with a pacifier. |
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precipitate
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to throw violently or bring about abruptly
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Friends and family members expected such a precipitate marriage to end in divorce. |
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prodigal
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lavish, wasteful
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The prodigal son squandered his inheritance.
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zeal
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passion, enthusiasm
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She brought her typical zeal to the project.
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abstain
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to choose not to do something
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She abstained from choosing a mouthwatering dessert from the tray, as she was trying to lose weight.
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adulterate
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to make impure
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The restauranteur adulterated the ketchup by adding water
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apathy
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lack of interest or emotion
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The apathy of voters is so great that less than half the people who are eligible to vote actually bother to do so.
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abstain
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to choose not to do something
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She ABSTAINED from drinking another glass of wine.
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adulterate
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to pollute; to make impure
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The stamp collection was ADULTERATED by the phony stamp.
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apathy
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lack of interest or emotion
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Teeneagers are often accused of being APATHETIC but really they have interest in their own issues.
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audacious
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fearless and daring
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The AUDACIOUS pilot took the plane into a nose dive.
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advocate
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to show favor ot support
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Her ADVOCACY for children was inspiring.
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antipathy
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extreme dislike
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The politician's ANTIPATHY for his opponenet was apparent. He stared at him with disdain.
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bolster
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to suppport or encourage
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His kind words BOLSTERED my confidence.
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capricious
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unpredictable
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The toddler's behavior was as CAPRICIOUS as his mood, which changed without warning.
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cacophony
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harsh sound
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The school's band produced a CACOPHONY of sound. I had to plug my ears when I wlaked by the auditorium.
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corroborate
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to provide supporting evidence
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Fingerprints CORROBORTED the witnesses testimony.
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deride
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to mock or treat with contempt
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The children DERIDED the new student for his accent and unfamiliar clothing.
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desicate
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to dry out thoroughly
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The turkey was DESSICATED after being left in the oven for an extra hour.
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engender
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to produce, cause or bring about
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The bad weather ENGENDERED a number of grouchy moods.
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ephemeral
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lasting a short time
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The family mourned the baby's EPHEMERAL life.
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enervate
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to weaken
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The potion ENERVATED the wizard's powers.
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prevaricate
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to lie or deviate from the truth
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Rather than admit she wasn't at school, the teenager prevaricated in her story.
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venerate
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to respect deeply
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The venerable monk approcahed the waiting disciples who regarded him with awe.
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waver
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to fluctuate between choices
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My friend wavered for a moment and then decided to join us.
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eulogy
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speech in praise of something
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Her best friend gave the eulogy when she was awarded her PHD.
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garrulous
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tending to talk a lot
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Being garrulous is not an asset. Its better to listen than to speak.
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ingenuous
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showing innocence or childlike simplicity
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The woman was naive and ingenuous to the point of annoyance.
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lethargic
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acting indifferent and sluggish
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Teenagers are often faulted for being lethargic, but research proves that their tiredness is due to accelerated growth.
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melleable
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capable of being shaped
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Our friends wanted to adopt a newborn, thinking their future child would be more malleable than an older child who would be less influenced.
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misanthrope
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a person who dislikes others
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The hermit was a misanthrope who wanted to be left alone.
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obdurate
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resistant to persuasion
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Marty is aoften accused of being obdurate. He will seldom budge from his position.
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ostentation
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excessive showiness
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The ostentation of the Sun King's palace is evident in the lavish decorum.
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paradox
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contradiction or dilemma
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Its a papradox that children who most need the best techers get the least qualified.
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philanthropic
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charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness
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I don't think the millionaire's offering was entirely philanthropic. I think the donation was made for less cahritable reasons.
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