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12th Grade
01/03/2012
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Didactic (adj.)
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Intended to instruct. Overly moralistic.
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Ersatz (adj.)
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Being an artificial or inferior substitute.
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Wanton (adj.)
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Undisciplined, lewd, lustful.
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Prosaic (adj.)
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Plain, lacking liveliness.
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Nuance (n.)
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A slight variation in meaning, tone, or expression.
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Conduit (n.)
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A pipe or channel through which something passes.
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Verve (n.)
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Energy, vigor, liveliness.
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Nascent (adj.)
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In the process of being born or coming into existence.
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Brazen (adj.)
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Excessively bold, brash, shameless.
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Tenable (adj.)
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Able to be defended or maintained.
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Wane (v.)
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To diminish, decline, or abate gradually.
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Commensurate (adj.)
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Corresponding in size or amount.
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Cloying (adj.)
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Sickeningly sweet.
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Sanguine (adj.)
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Optimistic, cheery.
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Salient (adj.)
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Prominent, notable, conspicuous.
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Copacetic (adj.)
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Completely satisfactory or acceptable.
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Austere (adj.)
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Stern, strict. Bare, bleak.
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Flout (v.)
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To show scorn or lack of respect for.
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Sacrosanct (adj.)
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Seen as holy or above criticism.
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Proclivity (n.)
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Strong inclination toward something.
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Harangue (n.) (v.)
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A long ranting speech. To give such a speech.
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Veneer (n.)
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A superficial or deceptively attractive appearance, facade.
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Probity (n.)
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Virtue, integrity.
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Sanguine (adj.)
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Optimistic, cheery.
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Imbue (v.)
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To permeate. To taint; to strain.
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Elan (n.)
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Vigor, enthusiasm.
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Neophyte (n.)
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One who is young or inexperienced.
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Ephemeral (adj.)
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Short lived.
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Diffident (adj.)
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Shy, quiet, modest.
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Schadenfreude (n.)
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Pleasure or satisfaction derived from the misfortunes of others.
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Glabrous (adj.)
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Having a smooth, even, hairless surface
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Laconic (adj.)
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Terse in speech or writing.
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Hiatus (n.)
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A break or gap in continuity.
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Nebulous (adj.)
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Vaguely defined, cloudy.
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Torrid (adj.)
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Hot scorching. Passionate. Rapid.
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Arcane (adj.)
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Obscure, secret, known only by a few.
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Verdant (adj.)
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Green in tint or color.
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Paragon (n.)
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Model of excellence.
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Paucity (n.)
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Lack, scarcity, death.
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Vacillate (v.)
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To fluctuate, hesitate.
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Wry (adj.)
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Characterized by dry or sarcastic humor.
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Auspicious (adj.)
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Favorable, indicative of good things.
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Atone (v.)
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To repent, make amends.
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Pertinacious (adj.)
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Stubbornly persistent.
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Ubiquitous (adj.)
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Existing seemingly everywhere at once.
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Paradigm (n.)
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A pattern, model, or framework.
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Desultory (adj.)
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Aimless, purposeless, haphazard.
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Garrulous (adj.)
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Talkative, wordy.
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Vicarious (adj.)
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Experiencing through another.
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Obdurate (adj.)
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Unyielding to persuasion or moral influences.
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Exprate (v.)
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To make amends, atone.
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Turpitude (n.)
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Depravity, moral corruption.
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Draconian (adj.)
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(Of laws) very harsh, cruel.
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Vitriolic (adj.)
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Harsh, bitter, scathing.
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Guile (n.)
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Deceitful, cunning, shy behavior.
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Diminutive (adj.)
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Small or miniature.
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Bane (n.)
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A source of harm or ruin.
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Yoke (n.) (v.)
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A burden or oppression. To join or link.
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Urbane (adj.)
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Refined, courteous, elegant.
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Trite (adj.)
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Unoriginal or overused.
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Vapid (adj.)
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Lacking, liveliness, dull.
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Berate (v.)
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To scold vehemently.
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Mellifluous (adj.)
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Richly flowing, pleasing to the ear.
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Etymology (n.)
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The linguistic history and origins of a word.
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Abstruse (adj.)
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Hard to comprehend.
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Paroxysm (n.)
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Sudden outburst of rage. An attack of coughing.
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Hedonism (n.)
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The pursuit of pleasure as a way of life.
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Querulous (adj.)
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Whiny, complaining.
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Surreptitious (adj.)
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Stealthy.
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Cavort (v.)
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To leap about, behave boisterously.
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Quell (v.)
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To control, suppress, pacify, quiet.
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Founder (v.)
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To sink, fail, collapse.
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Dogmatic (adj.)
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Aggressively and arrogantly certain about unproved principles.
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Flagrant (adj.)
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Conspicuously bad or offensive.
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Bilk (v.)
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To cheat or defraud.
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Vitriol (adj.)
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Caustic or hostile speech or criticism.
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Tacit (adj.)
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1. Implied or understood, not expressed.
2. Silent.
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Pedantic (adj.)
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Overly concerned with trivial rules or details.
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Synesthesia (n.)
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A psychological term for experiencing two or more kinds of sensation when only one sense is being stimulating.
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Toady (n.)
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One who flatters in the hope of gaining favors.
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Fatuous (adj.)
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Silly, foolish.
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Cavort (v.)
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To leap about, behave boisterously.
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Felicitous (adj.)
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1. Well-suited; apt.
2. Delightful, pleasing.
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Pusillanimous (adj.)
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Cowardly, fearful.
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Insipid (adj.)
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1. Lacking flavor or savor.
2. Uninteresting, dull.
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Largesse (or Largess) (n.)
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The generous giving of lavish gifts.
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Celerity (n.)
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Quickness, haste.
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Baleful (adj.)
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1. Sinister, ominous.
2. Harmful.
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Bellicose (adj.)
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Prone to violence and aggression.
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Belie (v.)
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To show something to be false or wrong.
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Atabistic (adj.)
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Relating to or characterized by a reversion to something ancient or ancestral.
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Platitude (n.)
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An uninspired remark, cliche.
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Vindicate (v.)
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To avenge; to free from allegation; to set free.
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Fecund (adj.)
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Fruitful, fertile.
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Quotidian (adj.)
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1. Commonplace, ordinary.
2. Occurring daily.
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Lugubrious (adj.)
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Excessively or showily mournful.
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Vagary (n.)
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An erratic, random, unpredictable notion or action.
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Diaphanous (adj.)
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Light, airy, transparent.
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Aberration (n.)
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Something that differs from the norm.
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