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- anomaly
- deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
- assuage
- To make something burdensome or painful less intense or severe
- enigma
- something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
- equivocal
- Open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead; ambiguous
- erudite
- having or showing profound knowledge
- fervid
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1. Marked by great passion or zeal: a fervid patriot.
2. Extremely hot; burning. - lucid
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1.Easily understood; intelligible.
2.Mentally sound; sane or rational.
3.Translucent or transparent. - opaque
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impenetrable by light; neither transparent nor translucent.
Not reflecting light; having no luster. Obtuse of mind - placate
- cause to be more favorably inclined
- precipitate
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Moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong.
Acting with or marked by excessive haste and lack of due deliberation. - prodigal
- Rashly or wastefully extravagant. Giving or given in abundance; lavish or profuse
- zeal
- Enthusiastic devotion to a cause, ideal, or goal and tireless diligence in its furtherance
- abstain
- To refrain from something by one's own choice
- adulterate
- To make impure by adding extraneous, improper, or inferior ingredients
- apathy
- Lack of interest or concern, especially regarding matters of general importance or appeal; indifference
- audacious
- Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
- capricious
- subject to whim; impulsive and unpredictable
- corroborate
- To strengthen or support with other evidence
- desiccate
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Lacking spirit or animation
To dry out thoroughly.
To preserve (foods) by removing the moisture. To make dry, dull, or lifeless - engender
- To bring into existence; give rise to
- ephemeral
- Living or lasting only for a day
- gullible
- Easily deceived or duped
- homogenous
- all of the same or similar kind or nature
- laconic
- Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise
- laudable
- worthy of high praise
- loquacious
- full of trivial conversation, Very talkative
- mitigate
- To moderate (a quality or condition) in force or intensity; alleviate
- pedant
- One who pays undue attention to book learning and formal rules
- pragmatic
- Dealing or concerned with facts or actual occurrences; practical.
- propriety
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The quality of being proper; appropriateness.
Conformity to prevailing customs and usages - vacillate
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To sway from one side to the other; oscillate.
To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another - volatile
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Evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures.
Tending to violence; explosive
Flying or capable of flying - advocate
- To speak, plead, or argue in favor of.
- antipathy
- A strong feeling of aversion or repugnance
- bolster
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To support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion.
To buoy up or hearten - cacophony
- a loud harsh or strident noise
- deride
- To speak of or treat with contemptuous mirth
- dissonance
- A harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds; discord
- enervate
- To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of, To remove a nerve or part of a nerve
- eulogy
- A laudatory speech or written tribute
- garrulous
- Given to excessive and often trivial or rambling talk
- ingenuous
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Lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness; artless.
Openly straightforward or frank; candid - lethargic
- deficient in alertness or activity
- malleable
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Capable of being shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure: a malleable metal.
Easily controlled or influenced; tractable.
Able to adjust to changing circumstances; adaptable - misanthrope
- One who hates or mistrusts humankind
- obdurate
- Hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; stubbornly impenitent, Not giving in to persuasion
- ostentation
- Pretentious display meant to impress others; boastful showiness.
- paradox
- A seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true
- philanthropic
- Organized to provide humanitarian or charitable assistance
- prevaricate
- To stray from or evade the truth;
- venerate
- To regard with respect, reverence, or heartfelt deference
- waver
- To move freely back and forth or up and down in the air