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anomaly (n) something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified banal (adj) stresses the complete absence of freshness, novelty, or immediacy moot (adj) a. open to question, debatable; subjected to discussion b. deprived of practical significance : made abstract or purely academic satiate (v) to satisfy (as a need or desire) fully or to excess sophomoric (adj) conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature vindicate (v) to free from allegation or blame, to exculpate* exculpate* (v) to clear from blame; prove innocent astute (adj) having or showing shrewdness and perspicacity* perspicacity* (n) the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly exhort (v) (transitive sense) to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly malcontent (adj) dissatisfied with the existing state of affairs : discontented puerile (adj) juvenile : childish, silly quandary (n) a state of perplexity or doubt unequivocal (n) a. leaving no doubt : unambiguous b. unquestionable cacophony (n) a. harsh or discordant sound : dissonance b.specifically : harshness in the sound of words or phrases caricature (n) exaggeration by means of often ludicrous* distortion of parts or characteristics ludicrous* (adj) broadly or extravagantly humorous; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense ascribe (v) to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author pertinent (adj) having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand tenuous (adj) having little substance or strength; flimsy, weak whet (v) to make keen or more more acute : excite, stimulate conundrum (n) a. a question or problem having only a conjectural* answer b. an intricate and difficult problem conjectural* (adj) based on guesswork or incomplete evidence admonish (v) to express warning or disapproval to especially in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous* manner solicitous* (adj) showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something