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08/25/2010

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Term
Aberrant
Definition

Deviating from the norm - ADJ

 

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Alacrity
Definition

Eager and enthusiastic willingness - noun

 

Audrey has an alacrity toward many things in life.

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Approbation
Definition

An expression of approval or praise - noun

 

I give Ava a lot of approbation.

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Axiomatic
Definition

Taken as a given; possessing self evident truth. - adj

 

That was an axiomatic speech the president read.

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Canonical
Definition

Following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards - adj.

 

That was an cononical wedding we attended.

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Capricious
Definition

Inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable - adj

 

Michele is a capricious women when it come to men.

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Chicanery
Definition

Trickery of subterfuge - noun

 

I don't appreciate this chicanery.

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Discordant
Definition

Conflicting, dissonant or harsh in sound - adj.

 

The song Jenn sang in chorus was discordant.

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Disparate
Definition

Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

 

Many religions have disparate views of God.

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Effrontery
Definition

Extreme boldness; presumptuousness - noun

 

Jumana demonstrated a lot of effrontery when she asked her that personal question.

 

 

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Enervate
Definition

To weaken; to reduce in vitality. - verb

 

I did not mean to enervate him when I yelled at him.

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Ennui
Definition

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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Equivocate
Definition

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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Erudite
Definition

Scholarly; very learned - adj

 

Brett and Jermaine said that they loved all of the erudite teachers in the world.

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Exculpate
Definition

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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Exigent
Definition

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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Extemporaneous
Definition

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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Fulminate
Definition

To loudly attack or denounce - verb

 

I fulminated Michele when she was once again fighting with Dave.

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Ingenuous
Definition

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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Inured
Definition

Accustomed to accepting something undesirable. - adj.

 

The inured women of Afghanistan have to tolerate many atrocities.

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Irascible
Definition

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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Laud
Definition

to praise highly - verb

 

I lauded Michele when she made the Dean's list.

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