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| to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide |
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Aberrant (adj.)
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| deviating from the norm (noun form: aberration) |
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Alacrity (noun)
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| eager and enthusiastic willingness |
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Anomaly (noun)
[uh-nom-uh-lee] |
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deviation from the normal order, form, or
rule; abnormality (adj. form: anomalous) |
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Approbation (noun)
(ap-ruh-bey-shuhn) |
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| an expression of approval or praise |
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Arduous (adj.)
[ahr-joo-uhs |
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strenuous, taxing; requiring significant
effort |
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| to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify |
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Audacious (adj.)
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| daring and fearless; recklessly bold (noun form: audacity) |
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without adornment; bare; severely simple;
ascetic (noun form: austerity) |
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Axiomatic (adj.)
[ak-see-uh-mat-ik] |
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taken as a given; possessing self-evident
truth (noun form: axiom) |
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Canonical (adj.)
[kuh-non-i-kuhl] |
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following or in agreement with accepted,
traditional standards (noun form: canon) |
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Capricious (adj.)
[kuh-prish-uhs |
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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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Chicanery (noun)
[shi-key-nuh-ree] |
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Connoisseur (noun)
kon-uh-sur |
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| an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert |
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Convoluted (adj.)
[kon-vuh-loo-tid] |
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Disabuse (verb)
[dis-uh-byooz] |
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| to undeceive; to set right |
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Discordant (adj.)
[dis-kawr-dnt] |
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| conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound |
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Disparate (adj.)
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| fundamentally distinct or dissimilar |
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Effrontery (noun)
[ih-fruhn-tuh-ree] |
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| extreme boldness; presumptuousness |
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Eloquent (adj.)
[el-uh-kwuhnt] |
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well-spoken, expressive, articulate (noun
form: eloquence) |
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Enervate (verb)
en-er-veyt |
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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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Equivocate (verb)
[ih-kwiv-uh-keyt] |
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| to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (adj. form: equivocal) |
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Erudite (adj.)
[er-yoo-dahyt |
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very learned; scholarly (noun form:
erudition) |
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Exculpate (verb)
[ek-skuhl-peyt |
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| exonerate; to clear of blame |
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Exigent (adj.)
[ek-si-juhnt] |
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| urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention |
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Extemporaneous (adj.)
[ik-stem-puh-rey-nee-uhs] |
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| improvised; done without preparation |
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Filibuster (noun)
[fil-uh-buhs-ter] |
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| intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action |
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Fulminate (verb)
[fuhl-muh-neyt] |
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| to loudly attack or denounce |
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Ingenuous (adj.)
[in-jen-yoo-uhs] |
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artless; frank and candid; lacking in
sophistication |
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accustomed to accepting something
undesirable |
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Irascible (adj.)
[ih-ras-uh-buhl] |
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easily angered; prone to temperamental
outbursts |
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| to praise highly (adj. form: laudatory) |
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Magnanimity (noun)
[mag-nuh-nim-i-tee] |
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| the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving (adj. form: magnanimous) |
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Martial (adj.)
[mahr-shuhl] |
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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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Nebulous (adj.)
[neb-yuh-luhs] |
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| vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form |
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Neologism (noun)
[nee-ol-uh-jiz-uhm] |
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a new word, expression, or usage; the
creation or use of new words or senses |
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Noxious (adj.)
[nok-shuhs] |
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| lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression |
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Obviate (verb)
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| to anticipate and make unnecessary |
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| a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving |
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Parody (noun)
[par-uh-dee] |
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| a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art |
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Perennial (adj.)
[puh-ren-ee-uhl] |
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recurrent through the year or many years;
happening repeatedly |
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Perfidy (noun)
[pur-fi-dee] |
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| intentional breach of faith; treachery (adj. form: perfidious |
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Perfunctory (adj.)
[per-fuhngk-tuh-ree] |
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| cursory; done without care or interest |
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Perspicacious (adj.)
[pur-spi-key-shuhs] |
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| acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (noun form: perspicacity) |
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| to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner |
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Precipitate (adj.)
[pri-sip-i-teyt] |
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(adj.)acting with excessive haste or impulse
(verb) to cause or happen before anticipated or required |
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Predilection (noun)
[pred-l-ek-shuhn] |
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a disposition in favor of something;
preference |
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Prescience (noun)
[presh-uhns] |
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| foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring (adj. form: prescient) |
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Prevaricate (verb)
[pri-var-i-keyt] |
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| to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead |
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| misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy |
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| to retract, esp. a previously held belief |
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| to disprove; to successfully argue against |
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Relegate (verb)
[rel-i-geyt] |
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| to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position |
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Reticent (adj.)
[ret-uh-suhnt] |
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quiet; reserved; reluctant to express
thoughts and feelings |
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Solicitous (adj.)
[suh-lis-i-tuhs] |
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| concerned and attentive; eager |
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characterized by filth, grime, or squalor;
foul |
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Sporadic (adj.)
[spuh-rad-ik] |
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| occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances |
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Squander (verb)
[skwon-der] |
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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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Stupefy (verb)
[stoo-puh-fahy] |
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| to stun, baffle, or amaze |
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Synthesis (noun)
[sin-thuh-sis] |
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the combination of parts to make a whole
(verb form: synthesize) |
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| a force that causes rotation |
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Tortuous (adj.)
[tawr-choo-uhs] |
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| winding, twisting; excessively complicated |
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Truculent (adj.)
[truhk-yuh-luhnt |
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| fierce and cruel; eager to fight |
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Veracity (noun)
[vuh-ras-i-tee] |
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Virulent (adj.)
[vir-yuh-luhnt] |
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extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly
hostile or antagonistic |
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Voracious (adj.)
[vaw-rey-shuhs] |
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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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