autonomous
adj.1) (of a community, country, etc.) possessing a large degree of self-government.
2) of or relating to an autonomous community.
3) independent of others.
4) philosophy.
a) acting or able to act in accordance with rules and principles of one's own choosing.
b) (in the moral philosophy of Kant, of an individual's will) directed to duty rather than to some other end.
5) biology existing as an organism independent of other organisms or parts.
6) a variant spelling of autonomic 3).
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disjointed
adj.1) having no coherence; disconnected.
2) separated at the joint.
3) dislocated.
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anachronism
n.1) the representation of an event, person, or thing in a historical context in which it could not have occurred or existed.
2) a person or thing that belongs or seems to belong to another time.
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anomalous
adj.deviating from the normal or usual order, type, etc.; irregular, abnormal, or incongruous
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gibber
vb.1) to utter rapidly and unintelligibly; prattle.
2) (intr) (of monkeys and related animals) to make characteristic chattering sounds.
;n.3) a less common word for gibberish.
;n. Austral.
1) a stone or boulder.
2) (modifier) of or relating to a dry flat area of land covered with wind-polished stones.
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quiescent
adj.quiet, inactive, or dormant
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commensurate
adj.1) having the same extent or duration.
2) corresponding in degree, amount, or size; proportionate.
3) able to be measured by a common standard; commensurable.
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tirade
n.1) a long angry speech or denunciation.
2) prosody rare a speech or passage dealing with a single theme.
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irascible
adj.1) easily angered; irritable.
2) showing irritability.
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cogent
adj.compelling belief or assent; forcefully convincing
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pristine
adj.1) of or involving the earliest period, state, etc.; original.
2) pure; uncorrupted.
3) fresh, clean, and unspoiled.
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paragon
n.1) a model of excellence; pattern.
2) a size of printer's type, approximately equal to 20 point.
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3) archaic.
a) to equal or surpass.
b) to compare.
c) to regard as a paragon.
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gouge
vb. (mainly tr).
1) (usually foll by out) to scoop or force (something) out of its position, esp with the fingers or a pointed instrument.
2) (sometimes foll by out) to cut (a hole or groove) in (something) with a sharp instrument or tool.
3) US and Canadian informal to extort from.
4) (also intr) Austral to dig for (opal).
;n.5) a type of chisel with a blade that has a concavo-convex section.
6) a mark or groove made with, or as if with, a gouge.
7) geology a fine deposit of rock fragments, esp clay, occurring between the walls of a fault or mineral vein.
8) US and Canadian informal extortion; swindling.
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compendium
n., pl -diums or -dia [-dɪə].
1) Brit a book containing a collection of useful hints.
2) Brit a selection, esp of different games or other objects in one container.
3) a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work.
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probity
n.confirmed integrity; uprightness
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itinerary
n., pl -aries.
1) a plan or line of travel; route.
2) a record of a journey.
3) a guidebook for travellers.
;adj.4) of or relating to travel or routes of travel.
5) a less common word for itinerant.
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fledgling
n.1) a young bird that has just fledged.
2) a young and inexperienced person.
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banal
adj.lacking force or originality; trite; commonplace
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rescind
vb. (tr).
to annul or repeal
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fallacious
adj.1) containing or involving a fallacy; illogical; erroneous.
2) tending to mislead.
3) delusive or disappointing.
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esoteric
adj.1) restricted to or intended for an enlightened or initiated minority, esp because of abstruseness or obscurity.
2) difficult to understand; abstruse.
3) not openly admitted; private.
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pervasive
adj.pervading or tending to pervade
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frugality
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gregarious
adj.1) enjoying the company of others.
2) (of animals) living together in herds or flocks.
3) (of plants) growing close together but not in dense clusters.
4) of, relating to, or characteristic of crowds or communities.
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inured
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opprobrium
n.1) the state of being abused or scornfully criticized.
2) reproach or censure.
3) a cause of disgrace or ignominy.
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phlegmatic
adj.1) having a stolid or unemotional disposition.
2) not easily excited.
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lassitude
n.physical or mental weariness
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abeyance
n.1) (usually preceded by in or into) a state of being suspended or put aside temporarily.
2) (usually preceded by in) law an indeterminate state of ownership, as when the person entitled to an estate has not been ascertained.
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exacerbate
vb. (tr).
1) to make (pain, disease, emotion, etc.) more intense; aggravate.
2) to exasperate or irritate (a person).
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felicitous
adj.1) well-chosen; apt.
2) possessing an agreeable style.
3) producing or marked by happiness.
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intractable
adj.1) difficult to influence or direct.
2) (of a problem, illness, etc.) difficult to solve, alleviate, or cure.
3) difficult to shape or mould, esp with the hands.
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onerous
adj.1) laborious or oppressive.
2) law (of a contract, lease, etc.) having or involving burdens or obligations that counterbalance or outweigh the advantages.
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burgeon
vb.1) (often foll by forth or out) (of a plant) to sprout (buds).
2) (intr; often foll by forth or out) to develop or grow rapidly; flourish.
;n.3) a bud of a plant.
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indeterminate
adj.1) uncertain in extent, amount, or nature.
2) not definite; inconclusive.
3) unable to be predicted, calculated, or deduced.
4) physics (of an effect) not obeying the law of causality; noncausal.
5) mathematics.
a) having no numerical meaning, as 0.00 or 0/0.
b) (of an equation) having more than one variable and an unlimited number of solutions.
6) botany another word for indefinite 4).
7) (of a structure, framework, etc.) comprising forces that cannot be fully analysed, esp by vector analysis.
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hyperbole
n.a deliberate exaggeration used for effect
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innocuous
adj.having little or no adverse or harmful effect; harmless
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penchant
n.a strong inclination or liking; bent or taste
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conundrum
n.1) a riddle, esp one whose answer makes a play on words.
2) a puzzling question or problem.
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fawning
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tenuous
adj.1) insignificant or flimsy.
2) slim, fine, or delicate.
3) diluted or rarefied in consistency or density.
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loquacious
adj.characterized by or showing a tendency to talk a great deal
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euphemism
n.1) an inoffensive word or phrase substituted for one considered offensive or hurtful, esp one concerned with religion, sex, death, or excreta. Examples of euphemisms are sleep with for have sexual intercourse with; departed for dead; relieve oneself for urinate.
2) the use of such inoffensive words or phrases.
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erudite
adj.having or showing extensive scholarship; learned
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coagulate
vb.1) to cause (a fluid, such as blood) to change into a soft semisolid mass or (of such a fluid) to change into such a mass; clot; curdle.
2) chemistry to separate or cause to separate into distinct constituent phases.
;n.3) the solid or semisolid substance produced by coagulation.
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neophyte
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icing
n.1) Also called (esp US and Canadian): frosting.
2) the formation of ice, as on a ship or aircraft, due to the freezing of moisture in the atmosphere.
3) any unexpected extra or bonus (esp in icing on the cake).
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problematic
adj.1) having the nature or appearance of a problem; questionable.
2) logic obsolete (of a proposition) asserting that a property may or may not hold.
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catalyst
n.1) a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself suffering any permanent chemical change.
2) a person or thing that causes a change.
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abscond
vb. (intr).
to run away secretly, esp from an open institution or to avoid prosecution or punishment
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equivocate
vb. (intr).
to use vague or ambiguous language, esp in order to avoid speaking directly or honestly; hedge
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prevaricate
vb. (intr).
to speak or act falsely or evasively with intent to deceive
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recalcitrant
adj.1) not susceptible to control or authority; refractory.
;n.2) a recalcitrant person.
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prohibitive
adj.1) prohibiting or tending to prohibit.
2) (esp of prices) tending or designed to discourage sale or purchase.
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plethora
n.1) superfluity or excess; overabundance.
2) pathology obsolete a condition caused by dilation of superficial blood vessels, characterized esp by a reddish face.
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striate
adj. also striated.
1) marked with striae; striped.
;vb.2) (tr) to mark with striae.
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rarefied
adj.1) exalted in nature or character; lofty.
2) current within only a small group; esoteric or exclusive.
3) (of a gas, esp the atmosphere at high altitudes) having a low density; thin.
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lethargic
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endemic
adj. also endemial [εnˈdεmɪəl] or endemical.
1) present within a localized area or peculiar to persons in such an area.
;n.2) an endemic disease or plant.
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disingenuous
adj.;n.ot sincere; lacking candour.
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abstemious
adj.moderate or sparing, esp in the consumption of alcohol or food; temperate
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ebullient
adj.1) overflowing with enthusiasm or excitement; exuberant.
2) boiling.
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exculpate
vb. (tr).
to free from blame or guilt; vindicate or exonerate
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zealot
n.an immoderate, fanatical, or extremely zealous adherent to a cause, esp a religious one
;n.any of the members of an extreme Jewish sect or political party that resisted all aspects of Roman rule in Palestine in the 1st century A.D
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recondite
adj.1) requiring special knowledge to be understood; abstruse.
2) dealing with abstruse or profound subjects.
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paucity
n.1) smallness of quantity; insufficiency; dearth.
2) smallness of number; fewness.
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boorish
adj.ill-mannered, clumsy, or insensitive; rude
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diatribe
n.a bitter or violent criticism or attack; denunciation
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bombastic
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malleable
adj.1) (esp of metal) able to be worked, hammered, or shaped under pressure or blows without breaking.
2) able to be influenced; pliable or tractable.
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dissonance
n.1) a discordant combination of sounds.
2) lack of agreement or consistency.
3) music.
a) a sensation commonly associated with all intervals of the second and seventh, all diminished and augmented intervals, and all chords based on these intervals.
b) an interval or chord of this kind.
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grandiloquent
adj.inflated, pompous, or bombastic in style or expression
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inconsequential
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veracious
adj.1) habitually truthful or honest.
2) accurate; precise.
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shard
n.1) a broken piece or fragment of a brittle substance, esp of pottery.
2) zoology a tough sheath, scale, or shell, esp the elytra of a beetle.
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viscous
adj.1) (of liquids) thick and sticky; viscid.
2) having or involving viscosity.
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misanthrope
n.a person who dislikes or distrusts other people or mankind in general
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compliant
adj.complying, obliging, or yielding
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implode
vb.1) to collapse or cause to collapse inwards in a violent manner as a result of external pressure.
2) (tr) to pronounce (a consonant) with or by implosion.
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chicanery
n., pl -eries.
1) verbal deception or trickery, esp in legal quibbling; dishonest or sharp practice.
2) a trick, deception, or quibble.
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