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Enigma

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A puzzle

-noun

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Apathy

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the feeling of not having much emotion or interest

-Noun

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Indifferent

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The same as/ not different

-Adjective

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Revere

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To respect or admire

-Verb

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Candor

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Honesty

-Noun

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Reticent

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Unwilling

-Adjective

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Aesthetic

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of or relating to art or beauty

-Adjective

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Ascetic

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relating to or having a strict and simple way of living that avoids physical pleasure
-Noun

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Autonomy

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Freedom/ self rule/independence

-Noun

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Disdain

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feeling of strong dislike or disapproval of someone/ contempt
-noun

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Innocuous

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Harmless

-adjective

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Banal

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boring or ordinary

-adjective

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Ambiguous

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not expressed or understood clearly

-adjective

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Anarchy

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No order/ chaos

-noun

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Ameliorate

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To improve

- verb

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Atrophy

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To waste away

- verb

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Innovate

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To do something in a new way/ to create

-verb

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Servile

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Very obedient

-Adjective

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Extol

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To praise

- verb

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Augment

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To add to/ to increase

- verb

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Benevolent

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Kind/wish someone well

- adjective

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Derision

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Contempt ridicule

- noun

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Disparity

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Difference/ inequality

- adjective

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Flagrant

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Very bad/wrong

- adjective

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Indolence

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Laziness

- noun