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Aberration(n.)
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A deviation the way things normally happen or are done.
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Since he usually gets A's in every subject, the D he got on the test was an aberration.
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Aesthetic(adj.)
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Having to do with the appreciation of beauty and the arts
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The paintings were arranged based on the aesthetic considerations; as long as paintings looked good together, it didn't matter who painted them.
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Affable(adj.)
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Easy-going; friendly
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We enjoyed spending time with Uncle Joe because he was such an affable man.
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Brusque(adj.)
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Describing a rudely abrupt manner
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Mr. Weir frightened his physics students with the brusque way he taught.
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Itinerant(adj.)
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Traveling from place to place
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Circus performers lead an itinerant life, performing in a different town every night.
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Harbinger(n.)
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Something that indicates what is to come; a forerunner
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Ancient peoples believed that solar eclipses were harbingers of bad times to come.
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Ambiguous(adj.)
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Open to more than one interpretation
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His eyes were an ambiguous color; some thought they were brown, and others thought they were green.
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Ample(adj.)
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Describing a large amount of something
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Since the day was cloudy, there was ample room on the beach to spread out a blanket.
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