aberrant
deviating from the norm�Synonyms 1. wandering. 2. divergent, unusual.Walking down the street with your private parts exposed is an example of aberrant behavior.
alacrity
eager and enthusiastic willingness�Synonyms 1. eagerness, keenness; fervor, zeal. 2. sprightliness, agility. I did not fail to notice the alacrity with which Fred raised his hand when a volunteer was needed
anomaly
deviation from the normal order; abnormalityI am an anomaly among my collegues.
arduous
strenuous, taxing; requiring a lot of effort�Synonyms 1. hard, toilsome, onerous, wearisome, burdensome, exhausting. My undergrad studies have been a long and arduous struggle.
assuage
to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify�Synonyms 1. alleviate, lessen. mitigateAlcohol helps assuage the stress and worry my days at work bring me.
audacious
extremely brave; recklessly daring and fearless�Synonyms 1. courageous, intrepid, dauntless, venturesome. 3. unabashed,shameless; impertinent, forward. Lola had been audacious enough to call her one of her classmates utterly stupid on the first day of class.
canonical
following an accepted, traditional standard;Synonyms: approved, authoritative, authorized, lawful, legal, official, orthodox,
censure
to criticize severely; officially rebuke�Synonyms 1. condemnation, reproof, reproach, reprehension, rebuke,reprimand, stricture, animadversionMankind censure injustice fearing that they may be the victims of it, and not because they shrink from committing it.
discordant
conflicting; dissonant or harsh in soundDad's voice can be very discordant.
disparate
fundamentally distinct or dissimilar �Synonyms separate, divergent, incommensurable, unlike. Having widely varying interests, the students had disparate responses toward the novel.
effrontery
extreme boldness; shamelessness �Synonyms 1. impertinence, impudence, cheek. She displayed her effrontery personality when she asked for another piece of cake at the strangers party.
eloquent
well-spoken; articulate I am studying these flash cards in order to become more eloquent.
ennui
dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy �Synonyms listlessness, tedium, lassitude, languor. There are three cures for ennui: sleep, drink and drugs.
extemporaneous
improvised; done without preparation The temp at the company delivered an extemporaneous excuse to why she was late.
filibuster
intentional obstruction esp. by using a ridiculously long speech to delay legislative action
fulminate
to loudly attack or denounce; to explode Synonyms :animadvert, berate, vilify , bluster, castigate, censure, condemn, curse, declaim, denounce, Fred was fulminated by the media for setting fire to the church.
ingenuous
artless; lacking in sophistication; sincere �Synonyms 1. frank, straightforward, open. 2. guileless. Its easy to talk to ingenuous drug dealers about your problems.
inured
accustomed to accepting something undesirable; accustomed to hardship Synonyms: acclimate, familiarize, habituate, harden, makeready, season, toughen, train Many years in and out of bad homes inured the orphan to a life of lonliness.
irascible
easily angered �Synonyms 1, 2. testy, touchy, peppery, choleric, short-tempered. Papa is a rash and irascible old man.
laud
to praise highly �Synonyms 1. applaud, honor. The crowded lauded me when the play ended.
abscond
to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide; syn: flee, bolt The theif absconded from the scene before the police showed up.
approbation
an expression of approval or praise; Synonyms: admiration, consent,endorsement Amy's probation officer gave her his approbation when she completed her time.
axiomatic
understood; possessing self-evident truth Synonyms:absolute, accepted, aphoristic, apothegmatic, obvious It is axiomatic that you should not use an axe to cut steel.
disabuse
to undeceive; to set right Synonyms: correct, debunk, disenchant, disillusion Dumb people need to be continuously disabused about which hand is left and right.
equivocate
to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent Synonyms: beat around the bush, prevaricate I hate when people equivocates instead of saying 'this is equal to this.'