noun the quality of openness, honesty, and straightforwardness in expression.The politician answered all the interviewer’s questions with surprising candor.Her candor in discussing her past made me feel I could trust her. See…

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adjective wildly or uncontrollably active; difficult to control; boisterous.The children were tired of being in the car and were becoming rambunctious. See the full entry

transitive verb to caution or warn.His brother admonished him not to invest all his money in stocks.His companions admonished him of the danger of setting out alone. See the full entry

noun the act of annoying.The boy delighted in his vexation of the cat. See the full entry