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Aesthetics
An artistically beautiful or pleasing appearance; Attractive; Referring to the look of something
Abstract
(Used as a tone word) based on ideas, not on concrete facts or events
Agitate
To upset, disturb
Aloof
Distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
Altruistic
Unselfish concern for the welfare of others. Selflessness
Ambivalence
The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, an object, or an idea
Anecdote
A short account of an interesting or humorous incident
Apathy
Lack of interest or concern. Indifference
Appetite
To have a desire for
Appropriate
Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place. Fitting
Articulate
Characterized by the use of clear, expressive language
Assiduous/ assiduity
Persistent application or diligence. Unflagging effort
Atavism
The reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence, usually caused by the chance recombination of genes
Austere
Severe or stern in disposition or appearance. Somber and grave
Breezy
(Authors tone) casual or carefree
Carnivalesque
Having characteristics resembling what you would find at a carnival
Charismatic
Possessing personal magnetism or charm
Coagulate
To cause transformation of a liquid into a semi-solid or solid mass
Concession
Something, such as point previously claimed in an argument, that is later conceded; an acknowledgment or admission
Curator
The custodian of a collection. Someone who preserves and cares for something
Cursory
Hasty. Performed in a quick or superficial manner without attention to details
Decry
To condemn openly
Deficit
Inadequacy or insufficiency
Defile
To debase the pureness or excellence of. Corrupt
Defray
To pay for part of the cost of something. Ex- a school holding a fundraiser to defray the cost of new uniforms
Delinquent
Being overdue in payment. Not paid at the required or expected time
Diminish
To make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
Discrepancy
Divergence of disagreement, as between facts or claims. Difference
Disillusionment
The act of disenchanting
Dispirited
Having lost enthusiasm and hope. Disheartened
doctor
to falsify or change in such a way as to make favorable to oneself
dynamic
characterized by continuous change, activity, or progress
efficacious
producing a desired effect; effective
effusive
unrestrained or excessive in emotional expression; gushy; the opposite of reticent
elicit
to bring or draw out (something latent); educe; to arrive at (ex- a truth) by logic
emulate
to strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation
ennui
listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; boredom
equivocal
uncertain; open to different interpretation (if you believe something implicitly, you believe in it without a doubt, so equivocally is the opposite- you are uncertain)
esoteric
intended for or understood by only a particular group
evocative
tending or having the power to draw forth or bring out something latent, hiddne, or unexpressed
exasperate
to make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly
exhaustive
treating all parts without omission; thorough
facile
done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; easy
fanaticism
excessive irrational zeal or devotion
fastidious
possessing or displaying careful, meticulous attention to detail
fidelity
faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
fixed
unchanging
flippant/ flippancy
marked by disrespectful levity or casualness; pert
foreshorten
to reduce the length of; curtail or abridge
fortitude
strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage
