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Hit Parade Group 1
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09/01/2007

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abscond
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(verb) to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
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aberrant
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(adjective) deviating from the norm (noun form: aberration)
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alacrity
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(noun) eager and enthusiastic willingness
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anomaly
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(noun) deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality (adj. form: anomalous)
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approbation
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(noun) an expression of approval or praise
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arduous
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(adjective) strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort
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assuage
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(verb) to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
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audacious
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(adjective) daring and fearless; recklessly bold (noun form: audacity)
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austere
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(adj.) without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic (noun form: axiom)
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axiomatic
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(adj.) taken as a given; possessing selfevident truth (nounform: axiom)
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canonical
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(adj) following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (noun form: canon)
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capricious
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(adj.) inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable
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censure
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(verb) to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
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chicanery
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(noun) trickery or subterfuge
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connoisseur
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(noun) an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
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convoluted
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(adj.) complex or complicated
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disabuse
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(verb) to undeceive; to set right
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discordant
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(adj.) conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
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disparate
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(adj.) fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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effrontery
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(noun) extreme boldness; presumptuousness
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