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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.'