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vociferous
expressing opinions loudly
effusive
expressing a lot of emotion
garrulous
very talkative
taciturn
quiet
reticent
not willing to tell people about things
munificent
very generous
tasteless
not appealing
risque
questionably appropriate, daring
elusive
hard to grasp
deliberately
decide/think carefully
monumental
important, extreme/great/huge
extraneous
not important
docile
easily taught, led, or controlled
incontrovertible
not able to be doubted
impervious
not able to pass through, not affected or bothered
bolstered
to make stronger, to support
dispel
to make a belief/feeling/idea go away, to end
vacillation
inability to make a stand
compromised
jeapordized
conclusive
showing that something is certainly true
feasible
possible to do
aspiring
wanting to achieve something
mercenary
caring only about making money
resolute
determined (adj)
wary
not showing trust
Unsightly
not pleasant to look at
annulled
not valid
stymie
to stop, stopped
disgruntled
ill-humored, discontented
distort
change
spurious
not real or authentic, based on falsehood
sinister
harmful, evil
idyllic
enjoyable, peaceful
hallowed
holy
invidious
unpleasant, cause bad feelings in other people
leery
lack of trust
unprecedented
not experienced before
clandestine
secret
reticent
not willing to tell people about things
sanguine
confident, hopeful
liberality
not opposed to ways
doctrinaire
adjective describing one who has strong beliefs
intransigence
stubborn