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abscond

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verb. to depart clandestinely: to steal off and hide

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aberrant

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adj. deviating from the norm (noun aberration)

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alacrity

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noun - eager and enthusiastic willingness

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anomaly

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noun - deviation from the normal order, for, or rule; abnormality (adj. anomalous)

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approbation

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noun - 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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verb - to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

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audacious

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adj. - daring or fearless: recklessly bold (noun form - audacity)

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austere

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adj. - without adornment; bare; severely simply; ascetic (noun form: austerity)

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axiomatic

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adj. - taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth (noun form:axiom)

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canonical

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adj. - following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (noun - canon)

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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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verb - to criticize severely; to officially rebuke

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chicanery

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noun - trickery or subterfuge

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connoisseur

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noun - 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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verb - to undeceive, to set right

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discordant

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conflicting, dissonant or harsh in sound

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disparate

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fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

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effrontery

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extreme boldness, presumptuousness

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eloquent

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well-spoken, expressive, articulate (noun - eloquence)

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enervate

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to weaken, to reduce in vitality

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ennui

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dissatisfaction or restlessness as a result from boredom or apathy

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equivocate

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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

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erudite

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very learned, scholarly

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exculpate

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exonerate, to clear of blame

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exigent

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urgent, pressing, requiring immediate attention or action

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extemporaneous

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improvised, done without preparation

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filibuster

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intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action

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fulmninate

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to loudly attack or denounce

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ingenuous

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artless, frank and candid, lacking in sophistication

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inured

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accustomed to accepting something undesirable

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irascible

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easily angered, prone to temperamental outbursts

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laud

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to praise highly (noun laudatory)

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lucid

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clear, easily understood

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magnanimity

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the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving

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martial

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associated with war and the armed forces

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mundane

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of the world, typical of or concerned with the ordinary

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nascent

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coming into being, in early developmental stages

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nebulous

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vague, cloudy, lacking clearly defined form

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neologism

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a new word, expression or usage - the creation or use of news words or senses

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noxious

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harmful, injurious

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obtuse

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lacking sharpness of intellect, not clear or precise in thought or expression

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obviate

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to anticipate and make unnecessary

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onerous

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troubling, burdensome

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paean

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a song or hymn of praise or thanksgiving

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parody

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a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art

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perennial

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recurrent through the year or many years, happening repeatedly

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perfidy

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intentional breach of faith, trickery (adj. perfidious)

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perfunctory

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cursory: done without care or interest

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perspicacious

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acutely perceptive, having keen discernment (noun - perspicacity)

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prattle

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to babble meaninglessly, to talk in an empty and idle manner

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precipitate

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acting with excessive haste or impulse

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predilection

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a disposition in favor of something, preference

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prescience

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foreknowledge of events, knowing of events prior to their occurring (adj. prescient)

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prevaricate

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to deliberately avoid the truth: to mislead

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qualms

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misgivings, reservations, causes for hesitancy

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recant

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to retract, esp. a previously held belief

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refute

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to disprove, to successfully argue against

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relegate

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to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position

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reticent

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quiet, reserved, reluctant to express thoughts and feelings

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solicitous

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concerned and attentive, eager

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sordid

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characterized by filth, grime, or squalor - foul

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sporadic

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occurring only occasionally or in scattered instances

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squander

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to waste by spending or using irresponsibly

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static

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not moving, active or in motion; at rest

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stupefy

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to stun, baffle or amaze

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stymie

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to block, thwart

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synthesis

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the combination or parts to make a whole (verb synthesize)

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torque

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a force that causes rotation

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tortuous

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winding, twisting, excessively complicated

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truculent

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fierce and cruel, eager to fight

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veracity

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truthfulness, honesty

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virulent

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extremely harmful or poisonous, bitterly hostile or antagonistic

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voracious

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having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit, ravenous

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waver

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to move to and fro, to sway, to be unsettled in opinion