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To depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide.
The Thief absconded with the stolen masterpiece. |
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Deviating from the norm.
The goth girl was obviousl abberrant to the popular clique. |
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Eager and enthusiastic willingness.
The little boy completed his chores with Alacrity when he heard about his reward. |
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Deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality.
To see a martian on earth would be quite the anomaly. |
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An expression of approval or praise.
The professor gave an approbation to his favorite student when he learned of his desire to go to grad school. |
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Strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort.
Dealing with my mother's demands can be quite Arduous. |
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To ease or lessen; to appease or pacify.
No amount of condolences could assuage the grieving widower. |
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Daring and fearless; recklessly bold.
Evil Kenevil was quite audacious in his stunts. |
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Without adornment; bare, severely simple, ascetic.
The grandmother ate dinner with her family dressed in austere, black, matronly clothing. |
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Taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth.
We hold these truths to be Axiomatic. |
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Following or in agreement with accepted traditional standards.
The gay pride parade was not canonical. |
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Inclined to change one's mind impulsively, erratic, unpredictable.
Tim is very capricious. |
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To criticize severely; to officially rebuke.
George W. Bush chose to censure anyone who would aid or abet terrorists |
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Trickery or subterfuge.
Fairies participate in much Chicanery. |
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An informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert.
A toreador is a connoisseur of art. |
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complex or complicated.
The politics in a camarilla city are quite convoluted. |
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To undeceive, to set right.
The little boy disabused himself unto the clerk of the store for stealing candy. |
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Conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound.
My mother's voice is very discordant when she wakes up int he morning. |
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Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar.
The university of Iowa is far more disparate in culture than Iowa State. |
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Extreme boldness and presumptuousness.
"Look at that garrish effrontery" Mabel said while pointing at the sign. |
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Well-spoken, expressive, articulate
Barack Obama's speeches are eloquent. |
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to weaken; to reduce in vitality.
The zombie was enerverated when it was bashed in the head with a shovel. |
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Dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy.
Tim's ennui with Iowa State forced him to withdraw from classes and return to the University of Iowa. |
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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent.
Barack Obama equivocally promised change but failed to deliver. |
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Very learned; scholarly
The GRE does not care if you are an erudite individual, all they care about is if they know how to take a test. |
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Exonerate; to clear of blame.
OJ Simpson was exculpated by the jury for the murder of his wife. |
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urgent, pressing, requiring immediate action or attention.
The old woman having a heart attack in aisle three is an exigent situation. |
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Improvised; done without preperation.
Tim used to run games extemporaneously, now he at least spends two hours a week preparing for it. |
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Intentional obstruction, especially using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action.
Often when Tim and Daniel get into arguments it is a battle of filibusters. |
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To loudly attack or denounce.
The puritans fulminated the pagans of Salem. |
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Artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication.
The troll's ingenuous attempts at diplomacy were met with the end of a spear. |
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Accustomed to accepting something undesirable.
Tim's inured boyfriend, Daniel, is often frustrated with tim for not doing more around the house. |
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Easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
Tim can be quite irascible when it comes to people who disagree with him. |
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To praise highly
During the campaign season, Tim lauded the works of Chris Dodd to anyone who would listen. |
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