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deviating from the norm
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| to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide |
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| eager and enthusiastic willingness |
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| deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality |
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| an expression of approval or praise |
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| strenuous; taxing; requiring significant effort |
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daring and fearless; recklessly bold
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without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic
-noun form= austerity |
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taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth
-noun form= axiom |
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following or in agreement with accepted; traditional standards
-noun form= canon |
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| inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictiable |
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| to criticize severely; to officially rebuke |
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| an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert |
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| to undeceive; to set right |
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| conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound |
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| fundamentally distinct or dissimilar |
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| extreme boldness; presumptuousness |
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well-spoken; expressive; articulate
-noun form= eloquence |
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| to weaken; to reduce in vitality |
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| capacity for survival or for the continuation of a meaningful or purposeful existence |
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| dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy |
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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
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very learned; scholarly
-noun form= erudition |
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| exonerate; to clear of blame |
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| urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention |
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| improvised; done without preparation |
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| intentional obstruction; esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action |
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| to loudly attack or denounce |
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| artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication |
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| accustomed to accepting something undesirable |
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| easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts |
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to praise highly
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the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving
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| associated with war and the armed forces |
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| of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary |
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| coming into being; in early developmental stages |
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| vague; cloudly; lacking clearly defined form |
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| a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses |
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| lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression |
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| to anticipate and make unnecessary |
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| a song of hymn of praise and thanksgiving |
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| a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature in art |
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| recurrent through the year or mnay rears; happening repeatedly |
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| intentional breach of faith; treachery |
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| cursory; done without care or interest |
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