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| (verb) to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide |
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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 (noun form: audacity) |
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| (adjective) without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic (noun form: austerity) |
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| (adjective) taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth (noun form: axiom) |
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| (adjective) following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (noun form: canon) |
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| (adjective) 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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| (adjective) complex or complicated |
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| (verb) to undeceive, to set right |
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| (adjective) conflicting; dissonant pr harsh in sound |
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| (adjective) fundamentally distinct or dissimilar |
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| (noun) extreme boldness; presumptuousness |
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| (adjective) 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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| (adjective) very learned; scholarly (noun form: erudition) |
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| (verb) exonerate; to clear of blame |
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| (adjective) urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention |
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| (adjective) 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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| (adjective) artless, frank and candid; lacking in sophistication |
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| (adjective) accustomed to accepting something undesirable |
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| (adjective) easily angered, prone to temperamental outbursts |
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| (verb) to praise highly (adj. laudatory) |
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