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Aberration

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A deviation from the usual or normal course.

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Abhor

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To regard with disgust or hatred.

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Acquiesce

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To accept something reluctantly but without protest.

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Alacrity

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Eagerness or willingness to do something quickly.

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Ameliorate

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To make something better or improve a situation.

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Apathy

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Lack of interest enthusiasm

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Belligerent

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Hostile and aggressive.

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Benign

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Kindly gentle

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Benevolent

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Showing kindness and goodwill.

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Cacophony

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A harsh discordant mixture of sounds.

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Capricious

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Given to sudden and unaccountable changes in mood or behavior.

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Cogent

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Clear logical

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Complacent

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Self-satisfied to the point of being unaware of potential problems.

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Concur

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To agree or have the same opinion.

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Conspicuous

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Easily seen or noticed; attracting attention.

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Cynical

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Believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of others.

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Debilitate

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To weaken or impair the strength of something.

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Demure

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Reserved modest

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Dichotomy

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A division or contrast between two things that are entirely different.

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Disparate

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Essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison.

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Dubious

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Hesitant or doubtful; suspicious of the truth or reliability.

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Eclectic

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Deriving ideas style

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Eloquent

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Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.

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Empathy

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The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

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Enervate

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To drain someone’s energy or vitality.

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Ephemeral

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Lasting for a very short time.

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Exacerbate

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To make a problem situation

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Exemplary

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Serving as a model or ideal for others to follow.

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Fastidious

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Very attentive to detail; hard to please.

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Fervent

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Having or displaying passionate intensity.

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Facilitate

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To help make an action or process easier

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Flabbergasted

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Extremely surprised or shocked.

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Fortuitous

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Happening by chance often in a lucky or beneficial way.

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Frivolous

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Not having any serious purpose or value; silly.

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Garrulous

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Excessively talkative especially about trivial matters.

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Harangue

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A lengthy and aggressive speech.

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Hegemony

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Leadership or dominance especially by one country or social group over others.

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Hapless

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Unfortunate or unlucky.

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Inevitable

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Certain to happen; unavoidable.

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Inexorable

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Impossible to stop or prevent; relentless.

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Insipid

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Lacking flavor zest

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Jovial

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Cheerful and friendly.

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Juxtapose

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To place two things next to each other for comparison or contrast.

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Lethargic

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Feeling sluggish or lacking in energy.

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Lucid

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Clear and easy to understand.

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Magnanimous

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Very generous or forgiving especially toward a rival or someone less powerful.

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Mendacious

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Dishonest or prone to lying.

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Mitigate

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To make something less severe or intense.

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Morose

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Sullen gloomy

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Nefarious

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Wicked or criminal.

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Nonchalant

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Calm and unconcerned; showing no anxiety.

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Obfuscate

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To deliberately make something unclear or difficult to understand.

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Obsequious

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Excessively eager to please or obey others; servile.

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Ominous

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Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen.

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Opulent

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Ostentatiously rich and luxurious.

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Pernicious

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Having a harmful effect especially in a gradual or subtle way.

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Perseverance

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Steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.

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Phlegmatic

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Calm composed

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Plausible

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Seeming reasonable or probable.

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Pragmatic

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Dealing with things sensibly and realistically based on practical considerations.

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Proclivity

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A tendency or inclination towards something.

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Prosaic

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Dull unimaginative

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Pugnacious

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Eager to fight or argue; combative.

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Querulous

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Complaining in a petulant or whining manner.

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Rancor

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Bitter long-lasting resentment or anger.

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Redundant

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Unnecessary because it is more than what is needed or required.

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Repugnant

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Extremely distasteful or unacceptable.

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Resilient

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Able to recover quickly from difficulties or setbacks.

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Reticent

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Not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings easily; reserved.

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Sanguine

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Optimistic or positive especially in a difficult situation.

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Scintillating

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Sparkling or shining brightly; brilliantly and excitingly clever.

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Sycophant

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A person who acts obsequiously toward someone important to gain advantage.

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Tantamount

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Equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as.

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Trepidation

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A feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen.

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Ubiquitous

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Present appearing or found everywhere

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Vacillate

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To alternate between different opinions or actions; to be indecisive

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Venerate

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To regard with deep respect or reverence.

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Vicissitude

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A change of circumstances or fortune typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.

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Vindictive

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Having or showing a strong desire for revenge.

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Vociferous

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Expressing opinions or feelings in a loud and forceful manner.

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Volatile

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Liable to change rapidly and unpredictably especially for the worse.

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Wistful

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Longing or yearning for something that may never be attained.

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Zealous

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Showing great enthusiasm or passion for something.

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Benevolent

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Well-meaning and kindly.

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Clemency

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Mercy especially toward an offender or enemy.

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Insolent

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Rude or disrespectful in speech or behavior.

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Intransigent

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Unwilling to change one’s views or to agree about something.

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Mendacity

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The quality of being untruthful or lying.

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Neophyte

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A beginner or novice.

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Ostentatious

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Designed to impress or attract attention in an overly showy way.

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Penultimate

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Second to last.

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Recalcitrant

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Stubbornly resistant to authority or control.

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Repercussion

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An unintended consequence or effect typically one that is negative.

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Sublime

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Of such excellence grandeur

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Taciturn

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Reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

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Tranquil

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Free from disturbance; calm.

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Zephyr

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A soft gentle breeze.

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