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English II Honors Vocab: Synonyms Flashcards

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Omniscient

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all-knowing, all-seeing, almighty, pansophical; brilliant, knowledgeable; wise; infinite; preeminent

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Scrupulous

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careful, heedful; attentive, conscientious, conscionable; precise, minute, critical, particular, strict, fussy; fastidious, exact, meticulous; painstaking, rigorous; punctilious, punctual; principled, moral, just, nice, right, honorable; honest, true

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Nonchalant

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carefree, careless; casual, effortless; aloof; apathetic, blasé, airy, detached, dispassionate, indifferent, neutral, insouciant, unperturbed, unruffled, unflappable, unemotional, cold, unconcerned; lazy, lackadaisical, negligent; placid, calm, mellow

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Affiliated

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connected, joined, attached, united; related; associated

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Invulnerable

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sturdy, strong; bulletproof; invincible, powerful, impregnable, impassable, impenetrable, indestructible; unbeatable; untouchable; secure

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Infallible

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sure, certain, apodictic; perfect, flawless, faultless, foolproof, unerring, inerrable, impeccable, unbeatable; omniscient, authoritative; correct, accurate; agreeable, acceptable; efficacious; incontrovertible

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Remiss

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negligent; derelict; daydreaming; heedless; inattentive, disregardful; indifferent; indolent; any old way, any which way; culpable, delinquent; fainéant (an idler)

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Assent

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agree; consent; acquiescence, compliance; acceptance, approval, affirmation, admission; acknowledgment; concurrence, accord; accession; authorization, sanction

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Facile

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without difficulty; effortless; easy, basic, simple; dexterous, deft, glib, voluble, adroit, adept, proficient; apparent, obvious

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Embark

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leave on a journey, usually by boat or plane; depart, set out; commence; enter

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Virulent

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lethal, fatal, deadly, hazardous, poisonous, venomous, toxic, mephitic; destructive; malignant, pernicious; baneful, harmful, injurious; infective, septic; unhealthy; unwholesome

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Benefactor

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patron, supporter, promoter, backer, contributor, helper, aid, assistant, sponsor; do-gooder, hero, protagonist; altruist; protector; philanthropist, humanitarian, good Samaritan

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Pungent

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strong, negative smell or taste; acid, caustic, bitter, sharp; poignant, piquant; trenchant, acrimonious

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Clemency

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mercy; humanity, compassion, tenderness, soft-heartedness; grace; tolerance, leniency; fairness, justness; charity; forbearance

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Indomitable

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strong; unbreakable; sturdy; invincible; impregnable; invulnerable

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Altruistic

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for the good of humanity; charitable; benevolent; magnanimous; generous; humanitarian

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Discrepancy

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error, erroneous; lack of consistency; difference; disparity; miscalculation; variation

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Repose

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mental rest; inactivity; still; inaction; leisure; peace

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Dearth

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shortage; lack of; ration; absence; deficiency; poverty

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Temerity

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reckless; bold; rash; compulsive; hasty; daring; impulsive; audacious; tenacious

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Unfeigned

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genuine; honest; heartfelt; true; real

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Diffident

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shy; without confidence; bashful; demure; meek; timid; reserved; introverted

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Truculent

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savage, barbaric; abusive, brutal, bellicose, combative, aggressive, bullying, hostile, fierce, mean, antagonistic, contentious, contumelious, inhumane, invective, mordant. obstreperous, opprobrious, ornery, pugnacious, scurrilous, vituperative

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Chivalrous

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courageous, brave, valorous, intrepid; honorable, magnanimous, courtly, knight-like, heroic, gallant; benefactor, benevolent, considerate, courteous; compassionate; quixotic

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Plod

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walk heavily; trudge, lumber, slog, tramp, tread; drag, schlepp; toil; wallow

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Clandestine

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surreptitious; secret, undercover, hidden, covert, concealed; stealthy, furtive; fraudulent, illicit, illegitimate; artful

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Acrid

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pungent, stinging; harsh, astringent, caustic; stinky, smelly

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Callous

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hard-hearted, heartless, stony, cold, apathetic, careless, indifferent, insensitive, indurated, inured, toughened, unbending, impassive, obdurate

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August

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overwhelming, awe-inspiring; grand, honorable, venerable, pompous, resplendent, regal, grandiose; baronial, stately, eminent, lordly

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Quell

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repress, subdue; annihilate, vanquish, squash, crush, conquer, extinguish; quench; silence, stifle; subjugate

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Tangible

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real, actual, physical, corporeal, touchable, palpable; detectable, discernible, perceivable, perceptible

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Trenchant

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clear, salient, explicit; cutting, incisive, biting; to the point, unsparing, mincing no words; acerbic, caustic, pungent, mordant, astringent

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Abjure

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denounce, renounce, forswear; disavow, recant, retract, renege, withdraw, take back; abstain from

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Ruminate

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ponder, reflect, muse, contemplate, meditate, brood, opine, cogitate, excogitate; think deeply and long; chew one’s cud; brainstorm; deliberate

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Tacit

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silent, wordless; unspoken, unstated, unvoiced, unsaid, undeclared, inarticulate, unexpressed; implicit, indirect; implied, alluded to, allusive, assumed, hinted at, inferred, understood, suggested, intimated

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Nocturnal

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pertaining to the night; nightly, nighttime, after dark, late, night, night-loving

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Quiescent

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inanimate, lifeless; sluggish, languid; asleep, slumbering; at rest, dormant, stagnant; deactivated, inoperative, idle, immobile, motionless, still, inert, latent; fallow; quiet; passive; in abeyance

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Compunction

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repentance, regret, penitence, rue; remorse, contrition; attrition; shame, misgiving, qualm, reluctance; conscience, stab of conscience, second thoughts; pity, ruth, sympathy; “I wish I have done that.”

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Elated

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thrilled, ecstatic, happy, delighted, enchanted, euphoric, excited, exultant, joyful, jubilant, overjoyed, proud, aroused, cheered, elevated, enraptured, exalted, exhilarated, roused, gleeful, joyous

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Platitude

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adage, saw, stereotype, cliché, buzzword, chestnut, motto, potboiler, shibboleth, hokum, corn, proverb; banality, inanity, insipidity, inane, monotony, triteness, triviality, vapidity; bromide, commonplace, prosaic; trite remark; verbiage

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Exuberant

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thrilled, excited, enthusiastic, animated, brash, buoyant, cheerful, ebullient, elated, excited, lively, passionate, spirited, sprightly, vigorous, ardent, bouncy, chipper, eager, effervescent, exhilarated,
frolicsome, gay, high-spirited, vivacious

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Applicable

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pertinent; germane, relevant, applicative, associable, applicatory; suitable, suited, apposite, befitting, fitting, apropos, felicitous; useful, apt; kosher, legit

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Facsimile

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copy, replica, duplicate, mimeo, clone, Xerox, Photostat, look-alike, photocopy; ditto; likeness; dupe

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Decorum

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good manners, appropriate behavior; civility, decency; demeanor, deportment, etiquette, conduct, form; dignity, gentility, politeness, formality, propriety, convenance, courtliness, respectability, properness, politesse, protocol; orderliness, correctness, correctitude; tact

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Duress

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coercion, compulsion, bondage; pressure, force, control; restraint, constraint; violence; discipline; captivity, confinement, detention, imprisonment, incarceration; lack of freedom

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Ultimatum

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final notice; last chance; warning; conditions, demands

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Imbibe

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drink in, quaff; guzzle, swill, sip, swig, down, swallow, gorge, ingurgitate; ingest, consume, absorb; assimilate

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Implacable

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merciless, unforgiving, pitiless, remorseless; inexorable, relentless, ruthless, vindicate, grim, harsh; adamant, uncompromising, unyielding, intractable, unbending, inflexible, unflinching; rancorous, ironfisted; unappeasable

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Infinitesimal

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microscopic, teeny, tiny, little; minute, atomic, miniature, minuscule; imperceptible, insignificant, negligible, inappreciable, inconsiderable, unnoticeable

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Innocuous

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harmless, innoxious, painless, safe; unimportant; insipid, sapless, banal, bland, jejune; inoffensive, inobnoxious, unobjectionable; innocent; weak

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Patent

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obvious, evident, distinct, clear, flagrant, apparent, prominent, blatant, barefaced; controlled; exclusive; indisputable; claim of ownership, charter, concession, license, privilege, protection, control, franchise, limitation

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Prowess

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physical strength; forte, specialty, expertise, talent, aptitude; accomplishment, mastery; dexterity, deftness, adeptness, adroitness; sleight

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Stentorian

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vociferous, loud, blaring, deafening, orotund, resounding, sonorous

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Compassion

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pity, sympathy, clemency

benevolence star 
empathy star 
grace star 
humanity star 
kindness star 
mercy star 
sorrow star 
sympathy star 
tenderness star 
charity star 
clemency star 
commiseration star 
compunction star 
condolence star 
consideration star 
heart star 
humaneness star 
lenity star 
softheartedness star 
softness star 
tenderheartedness star 
yearning star 
fellow feeling star
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Militate

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order, force; run
count star 
import star 
mean star 
burden star 
charge star 
cumber star 
cut star 
impress star 
lade star 
matter star 
press star 
pull star 
register star 
saddle star 
show star 
signify star 
tax star 
tell star 
be heavy star 
be important star 
be influential star 
be something star 
carry weight star 
cut some ice star 
stack up against star
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Sedate

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calm, tranquil; tranquilize, to calm
decorous star 
dignified star 
laid-back star 
placid star 
quiet star 
serene star 
sober star 
solemn star 
somber star 
staid star 
tranquil star 
unflappable star 
composed star 
cool star 
deliberate star 
grave star 
steady star 
cold sober star 
cool as cucumber star 
demure star 
dispassionate star 
earnest star 
imperturbable star 
no-nonsense star 
proper star 
seemly star 
serious star 
unruffled
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Stipulate

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demand; spell out
designate star 
guarantee star 
impose star 
lay down star 
provide star 
require star 
specify star 
spell out star 
agree star 
arrange star 
bargain star 
condition star 
contract star 
covenant star 
detail star 
engage star 
make star 
name star 
particularize star 
pledge star 
postulate star 
promise star 
settle star 
slot star 
state star 
insist upon star 
lay finger on star 
make a point star 
pin down star 
put down for star 
specificate star 
specificize star
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Antipathy

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hatred, malice, malevolence
animosity star 
animus star 
antagonism star 
aversion star 
distaste star 
enmity star 
hatred star 
hostility star 
ill will star 
loathing star 
rancor star 
abhorrence star 
allergy star 
avoidance star 
contrariety star 
escape star 
evasion star 
hate star 
incompatibility star 
opposition star 
repugnance star 
repulsion star 
bad blood star 
dyspathy star 
eschewal star 
repellency star
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Asset

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plus, advantage; value
aid star 
benefit star 
credit star 
resource star 
service star 
blessing star 
boon star 
distinction star 
help star 
treasure
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Beset

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to attack on all sides
bedevil star 
beleaguer star 
besiege star 
embarrass star 
invade star 
overrun star 
perplex star 
surround star 
aggress star 
assail star 
attack star 
badger star 
bug star 
circle star 
compass star 
dog star 
encircle star 
enclose star 
encompass star 
entangle star 
environ star 
girdle star 
harass star 
harry star 
hassle star 
infest star 
nag star 
nudge star 
pester star 
ride star 
ring star 
storm star 
strike
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Whet

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hone; sharpen
edge star 
file star 
finish star 
grind star 
strop star 
incite star 
kindle star 
pique star 
stimulate star 
animate star 
awaken star 
challenge star 
enhance star 
increase star 
provoke star 
quicken star 
rally star 
rouse star 
stir star 
wake star 
waken star
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Droll

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amusing; humorous
eccentric star 
entertaining star 
funny star 
humorous star 
whimsical star 
absurd star 
camp star 
campy star 
clownish star 
comic star 
comical star 
crack-up star 
diverting star 
for grins star 
gagged up star 
gelastic star 
jocular star 
joshing star 
laffer star 
laughable star 
ludicrous star 
odd star 
preposterous star 
quaint star 
queer star 
quizzical star 
ridiculous star 
riot star 
risible star 
waggish star
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Loquacious

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talkative
chatty star 
garrulous star 
long-winded star 
voluble star 
babbling star 
chattering star 
fluent star 
gabby star 
gossipy star 
jabbering star 
loose-lipped star 
motormouth star 
multiloquent star 
prolix star 
verbose star 
wordy star 
yacking
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Phlegmatic

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slow; languid
along for the ride star 
apathetic star 
blah star 
cold star 
cool star 
deadpan star 
desensitized star 
disinterested star 
dispassionate star 
dull star 
emotionless star 
flat star 
frigid star 
groggy star 
indifferent star 
lethargic star 
lifeless star 
listless star 
passionless star 
passive star 
sluggish star 
uncompassionate star 
undemonstrative star 
unexcitable star 
unfeeling star 
uninvolved star 
unresponsive star
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Nondescript

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plain, unremarkable, commonplace, ordinary; uninspiring; unmemorable, uninteresting, unexceptional; featureless, dull, vague, characterless; mousy; indeterminate, indescribable

empty star
garden star

colorless star
mousy star
unclassifiable star
unclassified star

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Dissonant

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discordant, unharmonious, disagreeing; differing, incongruous, variance, discrepant; anomalous, irregular; dissentient; incompatible, incongruent, inconsistent, inconsonant; irreconcilable; sour note

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Mandatory

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required, essential, obligatory, imperative, binding, involuntary; compulsory; de rigueur; forced; indispensable; requisite; commanding, compelling; imperious; irremissible; needful

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Appall

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dismay; consternate; alarm, shock, faze, unnerve; freak out; amaze, astound, awe; daunt, disconcert, dishearten; frighten, terrify, petrify, scare; intimidate; outrage; insult

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