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10/02/2012
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Anomaly
 Definition
Deviation from what is normal.
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Equivocate
 Definition
To use expressions of double meaing in order to mislead; ambiguous in meaning.
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Lucid
 Definition
Clear and easily understood.
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Precipitate
 Definition
To throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation.
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Assuage
 Definition
To make something unpleasant less severe.
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Erudite
 Definition
Learned, scholarly, bookish.
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Opaque
 Definition
Impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light.
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Prodigal
 Definition
Lavish, wasteful.
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Enigma
 Definition
A puzzle; a mystery.
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Fervid
 Definition
Intensely emotional; feverish.
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Placate
 Definition
To soothe or pacify.
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Zeal
 Definition
Passion, excitement.
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Abstain
 Definition
To choose to not to do something.
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Audacious
 Definition
Fearless and daring.
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Dessicate
 Definition
To dry out throughly.
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WAVER
 Definition
To fluctuate between choices
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VENERATE
 Definition
To respect deeply
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PLACATE
 Definition
To soothe or pacify
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Prevaricate
 Definition
To lie or deviate from the truth
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Philanthropy
 Definition
Charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness.
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Ostentation
 Definition
Excessive showiness
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OBDURATE
 Definition
Hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
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MISANTHROPE
 Definition
A person who dislikes others.
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Malleable
 Definition
Capable of being shaped.
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Lethargic
 Definition
Acting in an indifferent or slow,  sluggish manner
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GARRULOUS
 Definition
Tending to talk a lot
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Laconic
 Definition
Using few words
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Laud
 Definition
To give praise; to glorify
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MITIGATE
 Definition
To soften; to lessen
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CACOPHONY
 Definition
Harsh, jarring noise.
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LOQUACIOUS
 Definition
Talkative
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ANTIPATHY
 Definition
Extreme dislike
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ZEAL
 Definition
Passion, excitement
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AUDACIOUS
 Definition
Fearless and daring
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PRECIPITATE
 Definition
To throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation
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HOMOGENOUS
 Definition
Of a similar kind
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ENGENDER
 Definition
To produce, cause, or bring about
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GULLIBLE
 Definition
Easily deceived
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BOLSTER
 Definition
To support; to prop up
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PROPRIETY
 Definition
Correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs
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