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Benevolent:

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Showing kindness and goodwill; characterized by a desire to help others.

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Ponderous:

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Slow and clumsy because of great weight; dull or laborious.

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Mollify:

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To soothe or calm someone’s feelings; to make less angry or upset.

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Ambivalence:

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Mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

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Inadvertent:

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Unintentional; not done on purpose.

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Incite:

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To stir up or provoke to action, often something negative like violence.

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Cacophony:

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A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.

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Effervescent:

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Bubbling with high spirits; lively and enthusiastic.

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Parity:

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The state of being equal, especially in terms of status or pay.

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Baleful:

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Threatening harm or evil; harmful in intent or effect.

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Concede:

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To admit or acknowledge something, often reluctantly.

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Trite:

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Overused and therefore lacking originality or freshness.

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Sanction:

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To approve or allow officially; also, a penalty or coercive measure imposed to enforce compliance.

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Lucid:

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Clear and easy to understand; rational and sane.

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Rebuff:

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To reject or criticize bluntly; a sudden and ungracious refusal.

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Recant:

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To withdraw or retract a statement or belief formally.

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Inane:

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Silly or meaningless; lacking sense or significance.

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Petulance:

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Irritability or sudden, unreasoning anger.

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Contingent:

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Dependent on something else; possible but not certain to occur.

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Penchant:

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A strong liking or tendency toward something.

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Jocular:

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Humorous or playful; characterized by joking.

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Sustain:

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To support or maintain; to endure or withstand over time.

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Vestige:

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A trace or remnant of something that is disappearing or no longer exists.

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Marred:

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Damaged or disfigured; spoiled.

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Incorrigible:
Incapable of being corrected or reformed; firmly entrenched.
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Ample:
More than enough; abundant; spacious.
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Coalesce:
To come together and form one mass or whole.
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Homogenous:
Of the same kind; alike; uniform in nature.
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Minute:
Extremely small; precise or detailed.
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Slough:
To shed or remove; a swampy or boggy area.
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Exalt:
To hold in high regard; to elevate or raise in status.
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Intrinsic:
Belonging naturally; essential or inherent.
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Repudiate:
To refuse to accept or be associated with; to reject.
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Candid:
Honest and straightforward; frank; open.
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Fickle:
Changing frequently, especially as regards one's loyalties or affections.
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Reticent:
Reserved; not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily.
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Unprecedented:
Never done or known before; without previous example.
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Nefarious:
Wicked or criminal; villainous.
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Malign:
Evil in nature or effect; to speak harmful truths about someone.
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Jargon:
Specialized language used by a particular group or profession.
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Ubiquitous:
Present, appearing, or found everywhere.
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Perfunctory:
Done as a routine or duty without real interest or effort.
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Furtive:
Secretive or stealthy; done in a way intended to avoid notice.
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Culpable:
Deserving blame; guilty of a wrongdoing.
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Nurture:
To care for and encourage the growth or development of something.
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Succinct:
Briefly and clearly expressed.
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Garrulous:
Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.
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Genial:
Friendly and cheerful; pleasant and kindly.
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Antithesis:
A contrast or opposition between two things.
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Erratic:
Unpredictable; inconsistent; irregular.
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Disparage:
To speak of someone or something in a way that shows strong disapproval and lack of respect.
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Pacifist:
A person who believes in and promotes peace, avoiding violence.
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Garish:
Obtrusively bright and showy; lurid.
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Confound:
To cause surprise or confusion; to mix up or confuse.
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Quandary:
A state of uncertainty or perplexity, often about what to do in a difficult situation.
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Rampant:
Flourishing or spreading unchecked; wild or out of control.
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Truculent:
Aggressively defiant; eager to fight or argue.
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Pretentious:
Attempting to impress by pretending to be more important or knowledgeable than one is.
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Meticulous:
Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.
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Insipid:
Lacking flavor or interest; dull.
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Alienate:
To make someone feel isolated or estranged; to turn away.
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Despondent:
Feeling hopeless or in low spirits; disheartened.
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Opulence:
Great wealth or luxuriousness.
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Criteria:
Standards or principles by which something is judged or decided.
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Nostalgic:
Longing for the past; having a sentimental or wistful desire to return to a former time.
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Dogmatic:
Asserting opinions in an authoritative or arrogant manner; rigidly adhering to principles.
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Undermine:
To weaken or harm gradually or covertly.
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Obtuse:
Slow to understand or perceive; lacking sharpness or intellect.
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Trepidation:
A feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen.
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Acquiescent:
Ready to accept or comply without protest; passive.
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Recluse:
A person who lives in solitude and avoids others.
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Corroborate:
To confirm or give support to a statement, theory, or finding.
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Arbitrary:
Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.
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Stagnant:
Not flowing or moving; inactive or dull.
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Extraneous:
Irrelevant or unrelated to the subject at hand; external.
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Mundane:
Ordinary or commonplace; lacking excitement or variety.
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Querulous
Complaining or whining; showing a tendency to be petulant.
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Discern:
To recognize or identify as separate and distinct; to perceive clearly.
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Extricate:
To free or remove from a difficult or tangled situation.
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Infer:
To deduce or conclude information from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.
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Paltry:
Small or insignificant; worthless or trivial.
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Diatribe:
A forceful and bitter verbal attack or criticism.
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Innocuous:
Harmless; not likely to provoke strong reactions.
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Plausible:
Seeming reasonable or probable; believable.
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Flagrant:
Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible.
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Malleable:
Capable of being shaped or changed; adaptable.
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Scrutinize:
To examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.
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Expunge:
To erase or remove completely.
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Unkempt:
Untidy or disheveled in appearance.
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Warranted:
Justified or authorized; having a good reason.

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