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"Deviating from the norm." Adjective Ab: “away from” Errant: "deviating from the regular or proper course" Combined: "Away from the regular course" Similar to: Errant |
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"Eager and enthusiastic willingness." Noun Alacri: “lively” -ty: denoting state Combined: "Lively State" |
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"Deviation from the normal order; abnormality." Noun An: “lacking” homo: "sameness" Combined: "Lacking sameness" Similar to: Anomalous |
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"An expression of approval or praise." Noun Ap: “related to” probate: "to prove valid" -ion: denotes action Combined: "the action of proving something valid" Similar to: Approval |
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"To ease or lessen; to appease or pacify." Verb As: “toward” suāviāre: "pleasant" (cf. suave; akin to sweet) Combined: "toward pleasantness" |
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"daring and fearless; recklessly bold" Adjective audāc: “daring” -ous: full of Combined: "full of daring-ness" Similar to: Audacity |
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"inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic; undpredictable" Adjective caprice: “a sudden, unpredictable change” -ous: full of Combined: "full of change" |
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"to criticize severely; to officialy rebuke" Verb censor: “to delete” -ure: suffix of action Combined: "action of censoring" Similar to:Censor |
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"trickery or deception" noun chicane: “deception” -ure: suffix denoting condition Combined: "condition of deception" |
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"an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert" noun cognition: “to know” -tor: suffix denoting personal agent Combined: "person who knows" Similar to: Cognition |
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"conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound" adjective dis: “away from” cord: "heart" Combined: "away from the heart of itself" Similar to:Discord |
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"fundamentally distinct or dissimilar" adjective dis: “away from” pare: "part of" Combined: "away from being part of" Similar to: separate |
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"well-spoken; expressive; articulate" adjective loqu-: “to speak” -ent: suffix turning verb into adjective Combined: "speak-ful" Similar to: loquacious (talkative) |
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"to weaken; to reduce in vitality" verb E-: “without” nerve: "to give strength, vigor, or courage to" Combined: "to make without nerve; to make without strength" Similar to: losing one's nerve |
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"dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy." noun ennuyer: “to annoy or bore” Combined: "to annoy with boredom" Similar to: annoy |
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"to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent." verb equi-: “equal” voc: "voice" Combined: "to voice equal words" Similar to: equivocal |
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"to exonerate; to clear of blame." verb ex-: “out of” culpable: "deserving blame" Combined: "out of deserving blame" Similar to: culpable |
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"urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention." adjective exigere: “to demand” Combined: "demanding" Similar to:exacting (as in demanding) Sounds similar to: urgent |
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"intentional obstruction, especially using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action." noun freebooter: “pirate” Combined: "time pirate..?" |
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"artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication." adjective Similar to: genuine |
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"Accustomed to accepting something undesirable." Adjective in: “in” ure: "to exercise, accustom by practice" Combined: "accustomed to by experience" Example: he has become inured to the cold. Similar to: in use |
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"easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts." Adjective irasci: “to be angry” ible: "susceptible" Combined: "susceptible to become angry" Similar to: ire (intense anger) |
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"to praise highly." Verb laude: “to praise” |
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"the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, especially in forgiving." noun magnanim: “soul” ous: "full of" ity: "state of" Combined: "state of being full of soul" Similar to: magnanimous |
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"associated with war and the armed forces" adjective marti: “belonging to mars (god of war)” al: "of the kind of" Combined: "of the kind belonging to the god of war" Similar to: martial arts |
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"of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary." adjective mund: “world” ane: "of" Combined: "of the world" |
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"coming into being; in early developmental stages." adjective nāscī: “to be born” ent: suffix of action Combined: "action of being born" |
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"vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form." Adjective nebula: “cloud of gas and dust” ous: "full of" Combined: "full of dust" Similar to: Nebula |
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"a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses." noun neo: “new” logy: "combination of knowledge" ism: suffix forming a noun from an action Combined: "the result of a new combination of knowledge" |
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"harmful; injurious." Adjective nocere: “to do harm” (think of 'innocent', meaning without harm) ious: "full of" Combined: "full of harm-doing" Similar to: Innocent |
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"lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression." Adjective Similar to: an obtuse angle (lacking sharpness; dull) |
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"To anticipate and dispose of effectively; render unnecessary. See Synonyms at prevent." verb obvious: “easily recognized” ate:suffix sometimes used in verb-formation Combined: "the action of recognizing" Similar to: obvious |
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"Troubling; burdensome." adjective oner: “burden” -ous: "full of" Combined: "full of burden" Similar to: onus (burden) |
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"a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, especially in literature and art." noun Synonym: Satire |
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"recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly." adjective per: “through” enn (annus, annual): "year" Combined: "through the year(s)" Similar to: annual |
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"cursory; done without care or interest." adjective per: “through” function: "role" Combined: "through a task" |
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"to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner." verb |
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"foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring." noun pre: “before” science: "branch of knowledge" Combined: "preemptive knowledge" Similar to: Pre-Science |
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"to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead; to lie." verb varicare: “straddle; bow-legged; to bend” Combined: "to bend the truth" |
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"to disprove; to successfully argue against." verb re: “backward” fute: "to beat" Combined: "to beat backward" Similar to: Confute (to disprove) |
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"to forcibly assign, especially to a lower place or position." verb re: “again” legate: "to appoint" Combined: "to appoint again" Similar to: delegate (an appointee) |
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"concerned and attentive; eager." adjective solicitare: “to excite” ous: "full of" Combined: "full of excitement" |
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"occurring occassionally, or in scattered instances." adjective sporad: “strewn about" (think of spores) ic: "having the charasterictic of" Combined: "having the characteristic of being strewn about" Similar to: spores |
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"not moving, active or in motion; at rest." adjective Similar to:in a fixed state; "sta-" is the same as in "making a stand". |
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"to stun, baffle, or amaze." verb Stupe: “stunned” fy: "to make" Combined: "to make stunned" Similar to: Stupid |
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"winding; twisting; excessively complicated." adjective Tortu: “to twist” ous: "full of" Combined: "full of twists" Not to be confused with: Torturous |
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"Fierce and cruel; eager to fight." Adjective truc: “savage” ulent: "full of" Combined: "full of savagery" |
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"having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous." Adjective Vorac: “gluttony” ious: "full of" Combined: "full of gluttony" Similar to: Voracity |
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"to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion." Verb Wave: “to bend or sway” er: suffix for verb-creation Combined: "to bend or sway" Similar to:Wave |
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