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abscond

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v.
to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

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alacrity

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n.
eager and enthusiastic willingness

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approbation

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n.
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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austere

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adj.
without adornment; bare, severely simple; ascetic

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axiomatic

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adj.
taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth

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capricious

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adj.
inclined to change one's mind impulsively, erratic, unpredictable

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disabuse

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v.
to undeceive; to set right

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enervate

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v.
to weaken; to reduce in vitality

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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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adj.
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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adj.
urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

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fulminate

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v.
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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martial

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adj.
associated with war and the armed forces

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nascent

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adj.
coming into being; in early developmental stages

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neologism

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adj.
a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses

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noxious

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adj.
harmful, injurious

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obviate

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v.
to anticipate and make unnecessary

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paean

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n.
a song or hymn or praise or thanksgiving

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perfidy

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n.
intentional breach of faith; treachery

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perspicacious

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adj.
acutely perceptive; having keen discernment

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prattle

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v.
to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner

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predilection

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n.
a disposition in favor of something; preference

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prevaricate

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v.
to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead

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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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truculent

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adj.
fierce and cruel; eager to fight

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virulent

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adj.
extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

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avarice

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n.
greed, esp. for wealth

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axiom

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n.
a universally recognized principle

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burgeon

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v.
to grow rapidly or flourish

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bucolic

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adj.
rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants

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castigation

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n.
severe criticism or punishment

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caustic

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n.
burning or stinging; causing corrosion

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chary

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adj.
wary; cautious; sparing

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contrite

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adj.
regretful; penitent' seeking forgiveness

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ebullience

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n.
the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings

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emollient

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adj./n.
soothing, esp. to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying; an agent that softens or soothes the skin

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facetious

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adj.
playful; humorous

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furtive

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adj.
marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious

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harangue

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v.
to deliver a pompous speech or tirade; a long, pompous speech

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impecunious

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adj.
lacking funds; without money

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incipient

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adj.
beginning to come into being or to become apparent

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innocuous

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adj.
harmless; causing no damage

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intransigent

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adj.
refusing to compromise

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inveigle

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v.
to obtain by deception or flattery