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Perspicacious
adj acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (n perspicacity)
Perfunctory
adj cursory; done without care or interest
Perfidy
n intentional breach of faith; treachery (adj perfidious)
Perennial
adj recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly
Parody
n a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art
Paean
n a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
Onerous
adj troubling; burdensome
Obviate
v to anticipate and make unnecessary
Obtuse
adj lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
Noxious
adj harmful, injurious
Neologism
n a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
Nebulous
adj vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
Nascent
adj coming into being; in early developmental stages
Mundane
adj of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary
Martial
adj associated with war and the armed forces
Magnanimity
n the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving (adj magnanimous)
Lucid
adj clear; easily understood
Laud
v to praise highly (adj. laudatory)
Irascible
adj easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
Inured
adj accustomed to accepting something undesirable
Ingenuous
adj artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication
Fulminate
v to loudly attack or denounce
Filibuster
n intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action
Extemporaneous
adj. improvised; done without preparation
exigent
adj urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
Exculpate
v exonerate; to clear of blame
Erudite
adj very learned; scholarly (n erudition)
Equivocate
v to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (adj. equivocal)
Ennui
n dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
Enervate
v to weaken; to reduce in vitality
Eloquent
adj well-spoken; expressive, articulate (n eloquence)
Effrontery
n extreme boldness; presumptuousness
Disparate
adj fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
Discordant
adj conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
disabuse
v to undeceive; to set right
Convoluted
adj complex and convoluted
Connoisseur
n an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
Chicanery
n trickery or subterfuge (trick, ploy, ruse, stratagem)
Censure
v to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
Capricious
adj inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable
Canonical
adj following or in agreement with accepted; traditional standards (n canon)
Axiomatic
adj taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth (n axiom)
Austere
adj w/o adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic (noun form: austerity)
Audacious
adj daring and fearless; recklessly bold (noun form: audacity)
Assuage
v to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
arduous
adj strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort
approbation
n an expression of approval and praise
Anomaly
deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality (adj. form: anomalous)
alacrity
n eager and enthusiastic willingness
aberrant
adj. deviating from the norm (noun. Aberration)
Abscond
v. to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
etymology
the study of words and their origin
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