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abscond
to depart clandestinely; to stela off and hide
aberrant
deviating from the norm
alacrity
eager and enthusiastic willingness

anomaly
deviation for the normal order

approbation
an expression of approval or praise
arduous
strenuous, taxing
assuage
to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
audacious
daring and fearless; recklessly bold
austere
without adornment; bare, severely simple
axiomatic

taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth



canonical
following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

capricious
inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable
censure
to critize severly; to officially rebuke

chicanery
trickery or subterfuge
convoluted
complex or complicated

disabuse
to undeceive; to set right
discordant
conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

disparate
fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
effrontery
extreme boldness; presumptuousness

eloquent
well-spoken, expressive, articulate

enervate
to weaken; to reduce in vitality
ennui
dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
equivocate
to use ambiguous language with deceptive intent

erudite
very learned; scholarly
exculpate
exonerate; to clear blame
exigent
urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
extemporaneous
improvised; done without prep
filibuster

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



fulminate
to loudly attack or denounce

filibuster

intentional obstruction, especially using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action



fulminate
to loudly attack or denounce
ingenuous
artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication

inured
accustomed to accepting something undesirable

irascible
easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
laud
to praise highly
lucid
clear; easily understood
magnanimity
the quality of being generous noble in mind and heart, especially forgiving

martial
associated with war and the armed forces

mundane
of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary
nascent
coming into being, in early developmental stages
nebulous
vague, cloudy
neologism
a new world, expression, or usage
noxious
harmful, injurious

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

obviate
to anticipate and make unnecessary
onerous
troubling, burdensome
paean
a song or hym of praise and thanksgiving

parody
a humourous imitation intended for ridicule or ocmic effect

perennial
recurrent through they ear or many years
perfidy
intentional break of faith; treachery
perspicacious
acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
prattle
to babble meaninglessly

precipitate
with excessive gastle or impulse acting
precipitate
to cause or happen before anticipated or required
predilection
a disposition in favor of something; preference

prescience
foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring

prevaricate
to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
qualms
misgiving; reservations; causes for hesitancy

recant
to retract especially a previously held belief
refute
to disprove, to successfully argue against

relegate
to forcibly assign especially to a lower position

solicitous
concerned and attentive; eager
sordid
characterized by filth, grime, or squalor, foul

sporadic
occurring only occasionally
squander
to waste by spending or using irresponsibly

static
not moving
stupefy
to stun, baffle, or amaze

stymie
to block, to thwart

synthesis
the combination of parts to make a whole
torque
a force that causes rotation

tortuous
winding, twisting; excessively complicated

truculent
fierce and cruel, eager to fight

veracity
truthfulness, honesty
virulent
extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

voracious
ravenous; having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit

waver
to move to and fro