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Acerbic

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Harsh, acid like in tone

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Avuncular

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Uncle-like kindness and indulgence

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Antithetical

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Sharply contrasting

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Arcane

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Requiring secret knowledge

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Ambivalent

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“I can’t decide”

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Altruistic

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Unselfish concern for welfare of others

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Acrimonious

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Marked by strong resentment or cynicism (ex of an argument)

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Acme

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Zenith of achievement

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Archetype

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Basis and model

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Augury

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Event that indicates the future

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Aggrandize

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V
Add details to

Spice up a tale

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Anachronism

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located in time where it doesn’t belong

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Amicable ::amiable

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Relationship::person

In friendliness

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Antipathy——animosity

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Intense dislike—–hostile relations

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Alacrity

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Liveliness, eagerness

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Auspicious

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Auguring good stuff

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Artifice

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Rise, deceptive manuever

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Antecedent

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Ancestor

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Adroit

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Adept in action or thought

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Audacious

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Takes risks, bold

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Abject

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Most miserable of all situations

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Apathy

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No enthusiasm

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Allegory

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Extended metaphor, fable

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Avarice

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Greed

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Aloof

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Remote

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Admonish

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Scold and

warn

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Austere

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Severe, foreboding
(Negative conn.)

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Ardent

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Characterized by intense emotion