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Amicable
(adj) friendly, agreeable
Adulation
(n) high praise
Anachronistic
(adj) out-of-date, not attributed to the correct historical period
Assiduous
(adj) hardworking, persistant
Benevolent
(adj) friendly and helpful
Camaraderie
(n) trust, sociability among friends
Censure
(v) to criticize harshly
Circuitous
(adj) indirect, taking the longest route
Clairvoyant
(adj) exceptionally insightful, able to foresee the future
Deleterious
(adj) harmful, destructive, detrimental
Demagogue
(n) leader, rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice
Digression
(n) the act of turning aside, straying from the main point, esp. in a speech or argument
Discredit
(v) to harm the reputation of, dishonor or disgrace
Divergent
(adj) separating, moving in different directions from a particular point
Emulate
(v) to imitate, follow an example
Enervating
(adj) weakening, tiring
Ephemeral
(adj) momentary, transient, fleeting
Evanescent
(adj) quickly fading, short-lived, esp. an image
Exasperation
Irritation, frustration
Extenuating
(adj) excusing, lessening the seriousness of guilt or crime, e.g., of mitigating factors
Florid
(adj) red-colored, flushed; gaudy, ornate
Fortuitous
(adj) happening by luck, fortunate
Frugal
(adj) thrifty, cheap
Hackneyed
(adj) clichéd, worn out by overuse
Haughty
(adj) arrogant and condescending
Hedonist
(n) person who pursues pleasure as a goal
