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| deviating from the norm (noun form: aberration) |
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| eager and enthusiastic willingness |
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| deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality |
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| an expression of approval or praise |
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| strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort |
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| to ease or lesson; to appease or pacify |
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| daring and fearless; recklessly bold |
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| without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic |
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| taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth |
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| following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards |
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| inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable |
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| to criticize severely; to officially rebuke |
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| an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert |
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| to undeceive; to set right |
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| conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound |
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| fundamentally distinct or dissimilar |
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| extreme boldness; presumptuousness |
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| well-spoken, expressive, articulate |
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| to weaken; to reduce in vitality |
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| dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy |
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| to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent |
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| exonerate; clear of blame |
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| urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention |
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| improvised; done without preparation |
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| to loudly attack or denounce |
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| artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication |
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| accustomed to accepting something undesirable |
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| easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts |
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| the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving |
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| associated with war and the armed forces |
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| of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary |
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| coming into being; in early developmental stages |
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| vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form |
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| a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses |
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| lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression |
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| to anticipate and make unnecesary |
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| a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving |
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| a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect |
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| recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly |
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| intentional breach of faith; treachery |
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| cursory; done without care or interest |
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| acutely perceptive; having keen discernment |
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| to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner |
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| acting with excessive haste or impule |
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| to cause or happen before anticipated or required |
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| a disposition in favor of something; preference |
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| foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring |
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| to deliberately avoid the truth |
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| misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy |
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| to disprove; to successfully argue against |
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| to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position |
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| quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings |
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| concerned and attentive; eager |
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| characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul |
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| occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances |
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| to waste by spending or using irresponsibly |
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| not moving, active, or in motion; at rest |
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| to stun, baffle, or amaze |
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| the combination of parts to make a whole |
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| a force that causes rotation |
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| winding, twisting; excessively complicated |
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| fierce and cruel; eager to fight |
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| extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic |
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| having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous |
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| to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion |
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