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anomaly
A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal.
zeal
The fervor or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.
assuage
To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain etc.).
enigma
Something puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable
equivocal
A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term; an equivoque.
erudite
learned, scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books.
fervid
Intensely hot, emotional, or zealous.
lucid
clear; easily understood
opaque
allowing little light to pass through, not translucent or transparent.
placate
To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that he or she becomes content or at least no longer irate.
precipitate
To throw an object or person from a great height.
prodigal
wastefully extravagant.
abstain
Refrain from (something); hold one's self aloof; to forbear or keep from doing, especially an indulgence of the passions or appetites; -- with from.
adulterate
Corrupted; impure; adulterated.
apathy
Complete lack of emotion or motivation about a person, activity, or object; depression; lack of interest or enthusiasm; disinterest.
audacious
Showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.
capricious
Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
corroborate
To confirm, strengthen or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch.
desiccate
to preserve by drying
engender
To produce, Cause, or bring out
ephemeral
Lasting for a short period of time.
gullible
Easily deceived or duped; naïve, easily cheated or fooled.
homogenous
Having the same genetic structure; exhibiting homogeny
laconic
Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.
laudable
Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy; commendable; as, laudable motives; laudable actions; laudable ambition.
laud
To praise, to glorify.
loquacious
Talkative or chatty, especially of persons given to excess conversation.
mitigate
To reduce, lessen, or decrease.
pedant
A person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.
pragmatic
Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory
propriety
correctness in behaviour and morals
volatile
evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions. easily aroused or changeable
vacillate
to sway physically, to be indecisive