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Aberrant |
Adj, Deviate from the norm |
A bear ant is - |
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Abscond |
V, to depart clandestinely, steal off and hide |
I will abscond from this castle! |
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Alacrity |
N, Eager and enthusiastic willigness |
Her alacrity for science made her an excellent PhD candidate |
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Approbation |
N, expression of approval or praise |
Because if his accomplishments, he receives my approbation |
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Austere |
Adj. Without adornment, bare, severely simple, ascetic |
Lifestyle of an ascetic |
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Canonical |
Following or in agreement with accepted traditional standards |
Going along with the cone |
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Capricious |
Adj. Inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable |
capricious squirrel |
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Censure |
To criticize severely; to officially rebuke |
The judge censured the defendant |
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Chicanery |
Trickery or subterfuge |
The poltergeist specializes in chicanery |
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Disabuse |
V. To undeceive; to set right |
To un-abuse |
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Effrontery |
N. Extreme boldness; presumptuousness |
Effrontery is an affront to subtlety. |
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Enervate |
V. To weaken; to reduce in vitality |
Opposite of rejuvenate |
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Ennui |
N, dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy |
Without work, I experience ennui |
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Equivocate |
V, to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent |
I know this! Trump equivocates muslims and terrorism |
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Erudite |
A, very learned, scholarly |
Rich is an erudite neuroscientist |
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Exculpate |
V, exonerate, to clear of blame |
To excupate the prisoner |
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Exigent |
A, Urgent, pressing, requiring immediate action or attention |
911 - this is an exigent call |
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Extemporaneous |
A, improvised; done without preparation |
This is an extemporaneous trip - taco camping! |
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Fulminate |
V, to loudly attack or denounce |
The boss fulminated his employees - they were behind schedule. |
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Inured |
A, accustomed to accepting something undesirable |
These are an inured people |
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Irascible |
A, easily angered, prone to temperamental outbursts |
An irascible bear |
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Martial |
A, associated with war and armed forces |
Martial law |
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Neologism |
N, a new word, expression, or usage; the creation of new words or senses |
Neil taught us the neologism "high key" |
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Obviate |
V, to anticipate and make unnecessary |
We obviate the epidemic by vaccinating the population |
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Paean |
N, a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving |
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Perfidy |
N, intentional breach of faith; treachery (Adj perfidious) |
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Perfunctory |
A, cursory, done without care or interest |
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Perspicacious |
A, acutely perceptive, having keen discernment (N, persipacity) |
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Precipitate |
A, acting with excessive haste or impulse |
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Precipitate (V) |
To cause or happen before anticipated or required |
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Predilection |
N, a disposition in favor of something, preference |
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Prevaricate |
V, to deliberately avoid the truth, to mislead |
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Solicitous |
A, concerned and attentive, eager |
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Sordid |
A, characterized by filth, grime, squalor; foul |
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Truculent |
A, fierce and cruel, eager to fight |
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Veracity |
N, truthfulness, honesty |
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Virulent |
A, extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic |
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Ascetic |
N, one who practices rigid self-denial, esp. an act of religious devotion |
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Burgeon |
V, to grow rapidly or flourish |
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Bucolic |
A, rustic and pastoral, characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants |
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Cacophony |
N, harsh, jarring, discordant sound (N cacophonous) |
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Canon |
N, established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature |
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Castigation |
N, severe criticism or punishment |
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Chary |
A, wary, cautious, sparing |
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Contrite |
A, regretful, penitent, seeking forgiveness (N contrition) |
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Culpable |
A, deserving blame (N culpability) |
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Dearth |
Smallness of quantity or number, scarcity; a lack |
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Demur |
V, to question or oppose |
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Disinterested |
A, free of bias or self-interest; impartial |
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Dogmatic |
A, expressing a rigid opinion based on unproven or improvable principles (N dogma) |
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Ebullience |
N, the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings (A ebullient) |
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Elegy |
N, mournful poem, esp. one lamenting the dead |
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Enigmatic |
A, mysterious, obscure, difficult to understand (N enigma) |
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Ephemeral |
A, brief, fleeting |
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Gregarious |
A, sociable, outgoing, enjoying the company of other people |
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Harangue |
V/N, to deliver a forceful or angry speech; ranting speech or written |
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Impecunious |
A, lacking funds, without money |
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Incipient |
A, beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
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Inert |
A, unmoving, lethargic, sluggish |
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Intransigent |
A, refusing to compromise (N intransigence) |
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Inveigle |
V, to obtain by deception or flattery |
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Penurious |
A, penny-pinching, excessively thrifty; ungenerous |
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Pernicious |
A, extremely harmful in a way that is not easily seen or noticed |
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Prodigious |
A, abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary |
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Prolific |
A, producing large volumes or amounts; productive |
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Quaff |
V, drink deeply |
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Quiescence |
N, stillness, motionlessness; quality of being at rest (A quiescent) |
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Redoubtable |
A, awe-inspiring; worthy of honor |
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Torpid |
A, lethargic sluggish, dormant (N torpor) |
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Urbane |
A, sophisticated, regined, elegant (N urbanity) |
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