to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

"to hide by a pond"

deviating from the norm

eager and enthusiastic willingness

"Ayla is EAGER to go to the CITY"

deviation from the normal order, form or rule; abnormality

"AbNOrMALitY"

an expression of approval or praise

I APPROVE of his PROBATION

strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort

"The Ardvark found it strenuous to climb the hill"

to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

daring and fearless; recklessly bold

"Ayla can be audacious and fearless"

without adornment, bare, severely simple, ascetic

"A Steer is bare, and without adornment"

taken as a given, possessing self evident truth

"AUTOMATIC"

following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

"A canon is a tradional weapon in warfare"

inclined to change one's mind impulsively, erratic, unpredictable

"its ridiculous to change your mind so quickly!"

to criticize severely; to officially rebuke

trickery or subterfuge

"The Chicks are Tricksey"

to undeceive, to set right

"To abuse is to make wrong---to disabuse is to set right"

conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

"DISsOnANT"

fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

"Daisy separates apples and oranges"

effrontery

extreme boldness; presumptuousness

"boldly put up a front"

to weaken; to reduce in vitality

"Take away energy"

dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

"On we go...in studying"

to use ambiguous language with deceptive intent

"She quivered because she wasn't sure what I meant but knew it was bad"

very learned; scholarly

exonerate; to clear of blame

EXCULPATE; EXONERATE

urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

"Come NOW, he exclaimed"

improvised; done without preparation

"The Temp in The Office does NOT improvise"

artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication

"Not genuinely sophisticated"

accustomed to accepting something undesireable

"And you're OKAY with this?"

"Yes, I'm used to it."

easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

"Rascals are easily angered"

the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp in forgiving

"God is mightily forgiving"

a new word, expression or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses

"NEW word"

lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression

troubling, burdensome

"His ONERy attitude was troubling"

intentional breach of faith; treachery

"Not perfect--treacherous"

cursory; done without care or interest

"I am studying perfunctorily because I don't care"

acutely perceptive; having keen discernment

"PERSeptive"

acting with excessive haste or impulse

a disposition in favor of something; preference

"I prefer to vote for Obama in the election"

foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occuring

to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead