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admonish
warn or reprimand someone firmly
aesthetic
concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty
affectation
behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress
alleviate
make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe
analogous
comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared
bolster
support or strengthen; prop up
chauvinistic
displaying excessive or prejudiced support for one’s own cause or group, in particular showing male prejudice against women
connoisseur
an expert judge in matters of taste:
dissemble
conceal one’s true motives, feelings, or beliefs
dogged
having or showing tenacity and grim persistence
dupe
deceive; trick
empirical
based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic
engender
cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition)
entitled
believing oneself to be inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment
pertinacious
holding firmly to an opinion or a course of action
presumptuous
(of a person or their behavior) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate
probity
the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency
proliferate
increase rapidly in numbers; multiply
specious
superficially plausible, but actually wrong
spurious
not being what it purports to be; false or fake
subjective
based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions
subvert
undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution)
timorous
showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence
tortuous
full of twists and turns
tractable
(of a person) easy to control or influence
transient
lasting only for a short time; impermanent
ubiquitous
present, appearing, or found everywhere
underscore
underline (something)
venal
showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery
venerate
regard with great respect; revere
