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Deviating from the norm - ADJ
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Eager and enthusiastic willingness - noun
Audrey has an alacrity toward many things in life. |
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An expression of approval or praise - noun
I give Ava a lot of approbation. |
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Taken as a given; possessing self evident truth. - adj
That was an axiomatic speech the president read. |
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Following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards - adj.
That was an cononical wedding we attended. |
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Inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable - adj
Michele is a capricious women when it come to men. |
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Trickery of subterfuge - noun
I don't appreciate this chicanery. |
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Conflicting, dissonant or harsh in sound - adj.
The song Jenn sang in chorus was discordant. |
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Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
Many religions have disparate views of God. |
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Extreme boldness; presumptuousness - noun
Jumana demonstrated a lot of effrontery when she asked her that personal question.
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To weaken; to reduce in vitality. - verb
I did not mean to enervate him when I yelled at him. |
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Dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy. noun
I felt a lot of ennui when it was raining out and I had nothing to do. |
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To use ambigous language with a deceptive intent - verb
The teacher did not want to tell me my grade so she equivocated that I had done well. |
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Scholarly; very learned - adj
Brett and Jermaine said that they loved all of the erudite teachers in the world. |
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exonerate; to clear of blame - verb
Ashley Judd tried to exculpate her husband on that movie last nite, but he had killed some people. |
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urgent, pressing, requiring immediate action or attention. - adj
When I thought I broke the garbage disposal that was a very exigent matter! |
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Improvised; done without preperation - adj
The speech I gave on my wedding day was extemporaneous because I had to think of it right on the spot. |
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To loudly attack or denounce - verb
I fulminated Michele when she was once again fighting with Dave. |
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Frank and candid; lacking in sophistication - adj.
I felt my mother was ingenuous when she yelled at the waiter for more creamer across the restaurant. |
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Accustomed to accepting something undesirable. - adj.
The inured women of Afghanistan have to tolerate many atrocities. |
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Easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts. adj
The irascible elderly women were very upset their food was cold, but refused to send it back. |
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to praise highly - verb
I lauded Michele when she made the Dean's list. |
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