| Term | Definition |
|---|
| aberrant | deviating from the norm |
| alacrity | eager and enthusiastic willingness |
| anomaly | deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality |
| approbation | an expression of approval or praise |
| assuage | to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify |
| audacious | daring and fearless; recklessly bold |
| capricious | inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable |
| censure | to criticize severely; to officially rebuke |
| chicanery | trickery or subterfuge |
| connoisseur | an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert |
| discordant | conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound |
| disparate | fundamentally distinct or dissimilar |
| eloquent | well-spoken; expressive; articulate |
| enervate | to weaken; to reduce in vitality |
| ennui | dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy |
| equivocate | to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent |
| exculpate | exonerate; to clear of blame |
| exigent | urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention |
| filibuster | intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action |
| ingenuous | artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication |
| inured | accustomed to accepting something undesirable |
| irascible | easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts |
| laud | to praise highly |
| magnanimity | the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving |
| martial | associated with war and the armed forces |
| mundane | of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary |
| nascent | coming into being; in early developmental stages |
| nebulous | vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form |
| neologism | a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses |
| noxious | harmful; injurious |
| obtuse | lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression |
| obviate | to anticipate and make unnecessary |
| onerous | troubling; burdensome |
| parody | a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art |
| perennial | recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly |
| perfunctory | cursory; done without care or interest |
| prattle | to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring |
| prevaricate | to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead |
| refute | to disprove; to successfully argue against |
| relegate | to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position |
| solicitous | concerned and attentive; eager |
| sporadic | occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances |
| static | not moving, active, or in motion; at rest |
| stupefy | to stun, baffle, or amaze |
| tortuous | winding; twisting; excessively complicated |
| truculent | fierce and cruel; eager to fight |
| voracious | having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous |
| waver | to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion |
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