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| noun; eager and enthusiastic willingness |
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| noun; deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality (adj form: anomalous) |
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| noun; an expression of approval or praise. |
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| adj; strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort |
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| verb; to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify |
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| adj; daring and fearless; recklessly bold (noun form: audacity) |
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| adj; without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic (noun form: austerity) |
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| adj; taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth (noun form: axiom) |
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| adj; following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (noun form: canon) |
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| adj; inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable |
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| verb; to criticize severely; to officially rebuke |
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| noun; trickery or subterfuge |
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| noun; an informed and astute judge in matter of taste; expert |
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| adj; complex or complicated |
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| verb; to undeceive; to set right |
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| adj; conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound |
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| adj; fundamentally distinct or dissimilar |
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| noun; extreme boldness; presumptuousness |
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| adj; well-spoken, expressive, articulate (noun form: eloquence) |
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| verb; to weaken; to reduce in vitality |
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| noun; dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy |
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| verb; to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (adj form: equivocal) |
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| adj; very learned;scholarly (noun form: erudition) |
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| verb; exonerate; to clear of blame |
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| adj; urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention |
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| adj; improvised; done without preparation |
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| noun; intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speech-making to delay legislative action |
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| verb; to loudly attack or denounce |
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| adj; artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication |
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| adj; accustomed to accepting something undesirable |
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| adj; easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts |
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| verb; to praise highly (adj form: laudatory) |
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| adj; clear; easily understood |
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| noun; the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving (adj form: magnanimous) |
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| adj; associated with war and the armed forces |
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| adj; of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary |
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| adj; coming into being; in early developmental stages |
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| noun; a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses |
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| adj; lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression |
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| adj; troubling; burdensome |
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| noun; a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving |
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| noun; a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art |
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| adj; recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly |
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| noun; intentional breach of faith; treachery (adj form: perfidious) |
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| adj; cursory; done without care or interest |
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| adj; acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (noun form: perspicacity) |
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| verb; to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner |
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