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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

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alacrity

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noun

eager and enthusiastic willingness

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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 and fearless; recklessly bold

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austere

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adj

without adornment; bare; severly simple; ascetic

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axiomatic

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adj

taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth

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canonical

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adj

following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

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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 subtrefuge

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connoisseur

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noun

an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expret

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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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adj

conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

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disparate

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adj

fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

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effrontery

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noun

extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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eloquent

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adj

well-spoken,expressive, articulate

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enervate

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verb

to weaken; to reduce in vitality

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ennui

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noun

dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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equivocate

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verb

to use ambiguous language with the deceptive intent

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erudite

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adj

very lerned; scholarly

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exculpate

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verb

exonerate; to clear of blame

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exigent

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adj

urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

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extemporaneous

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adj

impovrish; done without preparation

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filibuster

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noun

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

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fulminate

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verb

to loudly attack or denounce

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ingenuous

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adj artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication

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inured

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adj

accustomed to accepting something undesirable

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irascible

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adj

easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

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laud

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verb

to praise highly

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lucid

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adj

clear; easily understood

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magnanimity

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noun

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

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martial

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adj

associated with war and the armed forces

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mundane

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adj

of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary

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nascent

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adj

coming into being; in early developmental stages

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nebulous

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adj

vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

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neologism

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noun

a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or sense

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noxious

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adj

harmful, injurious

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obtuse

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adj

lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in though or expression

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obviate

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verb

to anticipate and make unnecessary

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onerous

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adj

troubling; burdensome

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paean

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noun

a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

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parody

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noun

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

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perennial

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adj

recurrent through the year or many years happening repeatedly

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perfidy

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noun

intentional breach of faith; trachery

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perfunctory

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adj

cursory; done without care or interest

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perspicacious

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adj

acutely perceptive; having keen discernment

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predilection

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noun

a disposition in favor of something; preference

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prescience

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noun

foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring

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prevaricate

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verb

to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead

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qualms

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noun

misgivings; reservations; cause for hesitancy

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recant

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verb

to retract, esp. a previously held belief

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refute

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verb

to disprove; to successfully argue against

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relegate

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verb

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

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reticent

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adj

quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feeling

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solicitous

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adj

concerned and attentive; eager

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sordid

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adj

characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul

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sporadic

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adj

occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances

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squander

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verb

to waste by spending or using irresponsibly

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static

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adj

not moving, active, or in motion; at rest

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stupefy

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verb

to stun, baffle, or amaze

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stymie

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verb

to blick; to thwart

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synthesis

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noun

the combination of parts to make a whole

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torque

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noun

a force that causes rotation

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tortuous

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adj

winding, twistin, excessively complicated

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truculent

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adj

fierce and cruel; eager to fight

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veracity

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noun

truthfulness, honesty

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virulent

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noun

extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

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voracious

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adj

having and insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous

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waver

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verb

to move to and from; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion