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  1. anomaly
    deviation from the normal or common order, form, or rule
  2. lucid
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  3. equivocal
    open to two or more interpretations
  4. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
  5. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  6. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  7. opaque
    not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy
  8. prodigal
    recklessly wasteful
  9. fervid
    characterized by intense emotion
  10. placate
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  11. zeal
    a feeling of strong eagerness
  12. abstain
    refrain from doing, consuming, or partaking in something
  13. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
  14. homogenous
    all of the same or similar kind or nature
  15. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  16. laconic
    brief and to the point
  17. mitigate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  18. vacillate
    be undecided about something
  19. adulterate
    make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
  20. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  21. desiccate
    lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
  22. gullible
    naive and easily deceived or tricked
  23. laudable
    worthy of high praise
  24. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  25. volatile
    liable to lead to sudden change or violence
  26. apathy
    an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
  27. corroborate
    give evidence for
  28. engender
    call forth
  29. pedant
    a person who is preoccupied with rules and learning
  30. loquacious
    full of trivial conversation
  31. propriety
    correct behavior
  32. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
  33. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  34. enervate
    weaken physically, mentally, or morally
  35. ingenious
    showing inventiveness and skill
  36. misanthrope
    someone who dislikes people in general
  37. paradox
    a statement that contradicts itself
  38. venerate
    regard with feelings of respect and reverence
  39. antipathy
    a feeling of intense dislike
  40. deride
    treat or speak of with contempt
  41. eulogy
    a formal expression of praise for someone who has died
  42. lethargic
    deficient in alertness or activity
  43. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  44. philanthropic
    of or relating to charitable giving
  45. waver
    pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
  46. bolster
    support and strengthen
  47. dissonance
    disagreeable sounds
  48. garrulous
    full of trivial conversation
  49. malleable
    capable of being shaped or bent
  50. ostentation
    pretentious or showy or vulgar display
  51. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
Created on Sat Sep 22 03:46:02 EDT 2007

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