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abscond (vb.)
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to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
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aberrant (adj.)
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deviating from the norm (n. aberration)
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axiomatic
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taken as given; possessing self-evident truth
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canonical (adj.)
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following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (n. canon)
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chicanery (n.)
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trickery or subterfuge
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effrontery (n.)
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extreme boldness, presumptuousness
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enervate (v.)
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to weaken; to reduce in vitality
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ennui (n.)
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dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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fulminate (v.)
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to loudly attack or denounce
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ingenuous (adj.)
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artless; frank and candid; lacking in sphistication
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inured (adj.)
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accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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irascible (adj.)
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easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
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laud (adj.)
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to praise highly (laudable)
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magnanimity (n.)
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the quality of being generously noble in mind and hear, esp. in forgiving
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obviate (v.)
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to anticipate and make unnecessary
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onerous (adj.)
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troubling; burdensome
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paean (n)
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a song or hymn or praise and thanksgiving
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perfidy (n.)
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intentional breach of faith; treachery (adj. perfidious)
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perfunctory (adj.)
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cursory; done without care or interest
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perspicacious (adj.)
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acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
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prattle (v.)
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to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
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precipitate (v.)
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acting with excessive haste or impulse
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precipitate (adj.)
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to cause or happen before anticipated or required
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predilection (n.)
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a disposition in favor of something; a preference
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prescience (n.)
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foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring (adj. prescient)
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prevaricate (v.)
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to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
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tortuous (adj.)
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winding, twisting; excessively complicated
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virulent (adj.)
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extremely harmful or poisonous; bitter hostile or antagonistic
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