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Formative

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Capable of shaping or molding someone or something
“It was a formative experience”

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Apprehensive

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Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen
“I was apprehensive about making an appearance at the function”

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Menial

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Not requiring much skills and lacking prestige
“It’s menial work”

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Warped

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Abnormal or strange; distorted
“He had a warped sense of humor”

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Disconcerted

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Unsettled or confused
“I’m disconcerted by his decision”

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Futile

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Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless
“It’s completely futile to try to reason with him”

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Implacable

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Unable to be placated
“His implacable behavior”

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Sullen

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Bad tempered and gloomy
“He had a sullen look on his face”

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Disreputable

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Not respectable in character or appearance
“Her clothes were disreputable”

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Loathsome

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Causing hatred or disgust; repulsive
“I found their behavior to be offensive and loathsome”

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Nebulous

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Unclear, vague or Ill defined
“There is a nebulous distinction between pride and conceit”

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Licentious

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Promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters
“I was disgusted by his licentious behavior”

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Viscous

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having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid; having a high viscosity
“Viscous lava”

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Incandescent

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Full of strong emotion; passionate
“His incandescent performance”

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Venerable

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Admired or respected, especially because of age, wisdom or character
“A venerable salesman”

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Doleful

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Expressing sorrow; mournful
“A doleful expression”

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Roguish

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Characteristic of a dishonest or unprincipled person
“I play a roguish character”

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Evasive

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Tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly
“She was evasive about it”

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Disarming

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(of manner or behavior) having the effect of allaying suspicion or hostility, especially through charm
“I found his calm voice to be disarming”

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Twinge

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A sudden sharp localised pain
“I feel a twinge in my knee”

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Exertion

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Physical or mental effort
“The task required a lot of exertion”

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Malaise

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A general feeling of discomfort, illness or lack of well being
“I’ve feel malaise”

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Consolidate

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Combine (a number of things) into a single more effective or coherent whole
“We consolidated our data”

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Placate

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Make less angry
“They tried to placate the students”

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Glower

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Have an angry or sullen look on one’s face
“He was glowering at me for no reason”

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Conviviality

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The quality of being friendly and lively; friendliness
“He’s known for his conviviality”

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Invigorate

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To give strength to
“I was invigorated by the audience”

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Subsequent

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Coming after something in time; following
“Subsequent to our arrival, we started taking surfing lessons”

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Debauch

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destroy or debase the moral purity of; corrupt
“Her self-esteem had been debauched by bad companions”

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Disband

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(Of an organised group) break up or cause to break up and stop functioning
“They have decided to disband the club”

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Saunter

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Walk in a slow, relaxed manner, without hurry or effort
“I sauntered to class”

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Brawl

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Fight or quarrel in a rough or noisy way
“They were brawling about something stupid”

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Entourage

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A group of people attending or surrounding an important person
“My entourage”

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Consolation

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The comfort received by a person after a loss of disappointment
“There was consolation in knowing that others were worse off”

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Disconsolate

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Without consolation or comport; unhappy
“I was in a disconsolate mood”

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Prolonged

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Continuing for a long time or longer than usual
“It was a prolonged and awkward pause”

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Exude

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Exude - display (an emotion or quality)
strongly and openly
“You exude good will”

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Immunize

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To make someone or something immune to something
“In some cases, painful experiences may immunize you from experiencing pain in the future”

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Hone

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Hone - give greater strength or firmness to (the body or a part of the body)
“I need to start honing my physic”

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Denoting

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Be a sign of; indicate
“I wear a Star of David around my neck denote my Jewish pride”

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Cunning

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Having or showing skills to achieve things in a clever way, often by deceiving other people
“He had used cunning to get what he wanted”

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Confabulate

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To talk informally
“They were quietly confabulating”

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Wistfully

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In a way that is characterized by melancholy or longing
“He speaks wistfully of the time he spent in Jerusalem”

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Pensive

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Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought
“You look pensive”

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Forlorn

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Pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely
“She sat forlorn”

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