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abscond

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v to depart clandestinely, to steal off and hide

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aberrant

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a deviating from the norm

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alacrity

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n eager and enthusiastic willingness

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anomaly

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n deviation from the normal order, form, or rule, abnormality

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arduous

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n strenuous, taxing, requiring significant effort

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approbation

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an expression of approval or praise

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assuage

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v to ease or lessen, to appease or pacify

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audacious

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a daring and fearless, recklessly bold

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austere

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a without adornment, bare severely simple, ascetic

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axiomatic

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a taken as a given, possessing self-evident truth

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canonical

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a following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

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capricious

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a inclined to change one's mind impulsively, erratic, unpredictable

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censure

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v to criticize severely, to officially rebuke

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chicanery

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n trickery or subterfuge

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connoisseur

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n an informed and astute judge in matters of taste, expert

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convoluted

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a complex or complicated

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diabuse

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v to undecieve, to set right

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discordant

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a conflicting, dissonant or harsh in sound

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disparate

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a fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

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effrontery

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n extreme boldness, presumtuousness

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eloquent

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a well-spoken, expressive, articulate

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enervate

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v to weaken, to reduce in vitality

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ennui

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n dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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equivocate

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v to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

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erudite

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a very learned, scholarly

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exculpate

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v exonerate, to clear of blame

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exigent

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a urgent, pressing, requiring immediate action or attention

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extemporaneous

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a improvised, done without preparation

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filibuster

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

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fulminate

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v to loudly attack or denounce

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ingenuous

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a artless, frank and candid, lacking in sophistication

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inured

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a accustomed to accepting something undesirable

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irascible

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a easily angered, prone to tempermental outbursts

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laud

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v to praise highly

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lucid

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a clear, easily understood

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magnanimity

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

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martial

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a associated with war and the armed forces

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mundane

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a of the world, typical of or concerned with the ordinary

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nascent

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a coming into being, in early developmental stages

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nebulous

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a vague, cloudy, lacking clearly defined form

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neologism

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

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noxious

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a harmful, injurious

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obtuse

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

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obviate

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v to anticipate and make unneccessary

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onerous

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a troubling, burdensome

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paean

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n a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

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parody

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

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perennial

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a recurrent through the year or many years, happening repeatedly

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perfidy

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n intentional breach of faith, treachery

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prefunctory

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a cursory, done without care or interest

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perspicacious

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a acutely perceptive, having keen discernment

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prattle

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v to babble meaninglessly, to talk in an emtpy and idle manner

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precipitate

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a acting with excessive haste or impulse

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precipitate

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n to cause or happen before anticipated or required

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predilection

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n a disposition in favor of something, preference

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prescience

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n forknowledge of events, knowing of events prior to their occuring

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prevaricate

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v to deliberately avoid the truth, to mislead

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qualms

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n misgivings, reservations, causes for hesitancy

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recant

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

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reticent

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a quiet, reserved, reluctant to express thoughts and feelings

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solicitous

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a concerned and attentive, eager

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sordid

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a characterized by filth and grime, squalor, foul

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sporadic

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a occuring only occasionally, or in scattered instances

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static

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a not moving, active or in motion, at rest

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squander

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v to waste by spening or using irresponsibly

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stupefy

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v to stun, baffle, or amaze

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stymie

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v to block, thwart

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synthesis

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n the combination of parts to make a whole

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torque

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n a force that causes rotation

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tortuous

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a winding, twisting, excessively complicated

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truculent

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a fierce and cruel, eager to fight

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veracity

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n truthfulness, honesty

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virulent

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a extremely harmful or poisonous, bitterly hostile or antagonistic

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voracious

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a having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit, ravenous

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waver

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