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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Aberrant | Adjective. Deviating from the norm. |
| Alacrity | Noun. Eager and enthusiastic willingness. |
| Anomaly | Noun. Deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality. |
| Approbation | Noun. An expression of approval or praise. |
| Assuage | Verb. To ease or lessen; to appease or pacify. |
| Audacious | Adjective. Daring and fearless; recklessly bold. |
| Capricious | Adjective. Inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable. |
| Censure | Verb. To criticize severely; to officially rebuke, |
| Chicanery | Noun. Trickery or subterfuge. |
| Connoisseur | Noun. An informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert. |
| Discordant | Adjective. Conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound. |
| Disparate | Adjective. Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar. |
| Eloquent | Adjective. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate. |
| Enervate | Verb. To weaken; to reduce in vitality. |
| Ennui | Noun. Dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom and apathy. |
| Equivocate | Verb. To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent. |
| Exculpate | Verb. Exonerate; to clear of blame. |
| Exigent | Adjective. Urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention. |
| Filibuster | Noun. Intentional obstruction, especially using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action. |
| Ingenuous | Adjective. Artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication. |
| Inured | Adjective. Accustomed to accepting something undesirable. |
| Irascible | Adjective. Easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts. |
| Laud | Verb. To praise highly. |
| Magnartimity | Noun. The quality of being generously noble in mind and heart especially in forgiving. |
| Martial | Adjective. Associated with war and the armed forces. |
| Mundane | Adjective. Of the world; typical of or concerned with ordinary. |
| Nascent | Adjective. Coming into being; in early developmental stages. |
| Nebulous | Adjective. Vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form. |
| Neologism | Noun. A new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses. |
| Noxious | Adjective. Harmful; injurious. |
| Obtuse | Adjective. Lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in though or expression. |
| Obviate | Verb. To anticipate and make unnecessary. |
| Onerous | Adjective. Troubling; burdensome. |
| Parody | Noun. A humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, especially in literature and art. |
| Perennial | Adjective. Recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly. |
| Perfunctory | Adjective. Cursory; done without care or interest. |
| Prattle | Verb. To babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner. |
| Prescience | Noun. Foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring. |
| Prevaricate | Verb. To deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead. |
| Refute | Verb. To disprove; to successfully argue against. |
| Relegate | Verb. To forcibly assign, especially to a lower place or position. |
| Solicitous | Adjective. Concerned and attentive; eager. |
| Sporadic | Adjective. Occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances. |
| Static | Adjective. Not moving, active, or in motion; at rest. |
| Stupefy | Verb. To stun, baffle, or amaze. |
| Tortuous | Adjective. Winding; twisting; excessively complicated. |
| Truculent | Adjective. Fierce and cruel; eager to fight. |
| Voracious | Adjective. Having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous. |
| Waver | Verb. To move to and fro; to way; to be unsettled in opinion. |
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