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01/02/2013

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Abscond
Definition
to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
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Aberrant
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deviating from the norm
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Alacrity
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eager and enthusiastic willingness
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Anomaly
Definition
deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality
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Approbation
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an expression of approval or praise
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Arduous
Definition
strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort
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Assuage
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to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
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Audacious
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daring and fearless; recklessly bold
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Austere
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without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic
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Axiomatic
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taken as a given; possessing self evident truth
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Canonical
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following or in agreement with accepted traditional standards
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Capricious
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inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable
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Censure
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to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
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Chicanery
Definition
trickery or subterfuge
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Connoisseur
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an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
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Disabuse
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to undeceive; to set right
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Discordant
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conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
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Disparate
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fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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Effrontery
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extreme boldness
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Eloquent
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well-spoken, expressive, articulate
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Enervate
Definition
to weaken; to reduce in vitality
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Ennui
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dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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Equivocate
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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
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Erudite
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Very learned; scholarly
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Exculpate
Definition
exonerate; to clear of blame
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Exigent
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urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
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Extemporaneous
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improvised; done without preparation
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Fulminate
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to loudly attack or denounce
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Ingenuous
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artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication
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Inured
Definition
accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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Irascible
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easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
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Lucid
Definition
easily understood; clear
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Magnanimity
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the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving
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Nascent
Definition
coming into being; in early developmental stages
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Nebulous
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vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
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Neologism
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a new word; expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
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Noxious
Definition
harmful, injurious
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Obtuse
Definition
lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
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Obviate
Definition
to anticipate and make necessary
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Onerous
Definition
troubling; burdensome
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Paean
Definition
a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
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Perfidy
Definition
intentional breach of faith; treachery
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Perfunctory
Definition
cursory; done without care or interest
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Perspicacious
Definition
acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
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Prattle
Definition
to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
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Precipitate (adj.)
Definition
acting with excessive haste or impulse
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Precipitate (verb)
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to cause or happen before anticipated or required
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Predilection
Definition
a disposition in favor of something; preference
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Prescience
Definition
foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occuring
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Prevaricate
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to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
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Qualms
Definition
misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
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Recant
Definition
to retract, esp. a previously held belief
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Refute
Definition
to disprove; to successfully argue against
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Relegate
Definition
to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position
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Reticent
Definition
quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
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Solicitous
Definition
concerned and attentive; eager
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Sordid
Definition
characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
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Stupefy
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to stun, baffle, or amaze
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Stymie
Definition
to block; to thwart
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Synthesis
Definition
the combination of parts to make a whole
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Tortuous
Definition
winding, twisting; excessively complicated
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Truculent
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fierce and cruel; eager to fight
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Veracity
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truthfulness; honesty
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Virulent
Definition
extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
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Voracious
Definition
having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous
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