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waver
v. to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion
voracious
adj. having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous
virulent
adj. extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
veracity
n. truthfulness, honesty
truculent
adj. fierce and cruel; eager to fight
tortuous
adj. winding, twisting; excessively complicated
torque
n. a force that causes rotation
synthesis
n. the combination of parts to make a whole (v. form: synthesize)
stymie
v. to block; thwart
stupefy
v. to stun, baffle, or amaze
static
adj. not moving, active, or in motion; at rest
squander
v. to waste by spending or suing irresponsibly
sporadic
adj. occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances
sordid
adj. characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
solicitous
adj. concerned and attentive; eager
reticent
adj. quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
relegate
v. to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position
refute
v. to disprove; to successfully argue against
recant
v. to retract, esp. a previously held belief
qualms
n. misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
prevaricate
v. to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
prescience
n. foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring (adj. form: prescient)
predilection
n. a disposition in favor of something; preference
precipitate (v.)
to cause or happen before anticipated or required
precipitate (adj.)
acting with excessive haste or impulse
prattle
v. to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
perspicacious
adj. acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (n. form: perspicacity)
perfunctory
adj. cursory; done without care or interest
perfidy
n. intentional breach of faith; treachery (adj. form: 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 armed forces
magnanimity
n. the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving (ad. form: magnanimous)
lucid
adj. clear; easily understood
laud
v. to praise highly (adj. form: laudatory)
irascible
adj. easily angered; prone to temperamental outburts
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 todelay 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. form: erudition)
equivocate
v. to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (adj. form: 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. form: 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 or complicated
connoisseur
n. an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
chicanery
n. trickery or subterfuge
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. form: canon)
axiomatic
adj. taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth (n. form: axiom)
austere
adj. without adornment; bare; severly simple; ascetic (n. form: axiom)
audacious
adj. daring and fearless; recklessly bold (n. 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 or praise
anomaly
n. deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality (adj. form: anomalous)
alacrity
n. eager and enthusiastic willingness
aberrant
adj. deviating from the norm (n. form: aberration)
abscond
v. to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
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