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Amicable

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(adj) friendly, agreeable

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Adulation

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(n) high praise

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Anachronistic

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(adj) out-of-date, not attributed to the correct historical period

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Assiduous

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(adj) hardworking, persistant

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Benevolent

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(adj) friendly and helpful

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Camaraderie

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(n) trust, sociability among friends

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Censure

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(v) to criticize harshly

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Circuitous

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(adj) indirect, taking the longest route

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Clairvoyant

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(adj) exceptionally insightful, able to foresee the future

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Deleterious

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(adj) harmful, destructive, detrimental

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Demagogue

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(n) leader, rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice

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Digression

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(n) the act of turning aside, straying from the main point, esp. in a speech or argument

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Discredit

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(v) to harm the reputation of, dishonor or disgrace

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Divergent

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(adj) separating, moving in different directions from a particular point

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Emulate

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(v) to imitate, follow an example

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Enervating

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(adj) weakening, tiring

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Ephemeral

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(adj) momentary, transient, fleeting

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Evanescent

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(adj) quickly fading, short-lived, esp. an image

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Exasperation

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Irritation, frustration

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Extenuating

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(adj) excusing, lessening the seriousness of guilt or crime, e.g., of mitigating factors

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Florid

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(adj) red-colored, flushed; gaudy, ornate

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Fortuitous

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(adj) happening by luck, fortunate

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Frugal

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(adj) thrifty, cheap

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Hackneyed

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(adj) clichéd, worn out by overuse

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Haughty

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(adj) arrogant and condescending

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Hedonist

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(n) person who pursues pleasure as a goal