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| adjective:deviating from the norm (noun form: aberration) |
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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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| adjective: strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort |
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| verb: to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify |
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| adjective: daring and fearless; recklessly bold |
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| adj: without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic |
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| adj: taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth |
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| adj: following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards |
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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 matters 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 (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: 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 speechmaking 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. lauditory) |
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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 |
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| adj: associated with the war and 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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| adj: vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form |
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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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| verb: to anticipate and make unnecessary |
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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 or 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: perfidious) |
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| adj: cursory; done without care or interest |
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| adj: acutely perceptive; having keen discernment |
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| verb: to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner |
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| adj: acting with excessive haste or impulse |
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| verb: to cause or happen before anticipated or required |
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| noun: a disposition in favor of something; preference |
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| noun: foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring |
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| verb: to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead |
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| noun: misgivings, reservations; causes for hesitancy |
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| verb: to retract, esp. a previously held belief |
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| verb: to disprove; to successfully argue against |
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| verb: to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position |
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| adj: quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings |
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| adj: concerned and attentive; eager |
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| adj: characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul |
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| adj: occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances |
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| verb: to waste by spending or using irresponsibly |
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| adj: not moving, active, or in motion; at rest |
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| verb: to stun, baffle, or amaze |
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| noun: the combination of parts to make a whole |
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| noun: a force that causes rotation |
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| adj: winding, twisting; excessively complicated |
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| adj: fierce and cruel; eager to fight |
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| noun: truthfulness, honesty |
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| adj; extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic |
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| adj: having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; revenous |
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| verb: to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion |
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