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Hospitable

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welcoming, warm, sociable, friendly, amicable, cordial, kind-hearted, congenial, gracious

Example sentence: The host was very hospitable, making sure all the guests felt welcome and comfortable.

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Friendly

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Affable, amity, amicable, amiable

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Courtesy

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Respect, good manners, kindness, affability, gentility, chivalry

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Infamous

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Disreputable, ill famed, unworthy, disgraceful, dishonorable, nefarious, egregious

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Honour

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Prestige, glory, fame, integrity, esteem, respect, morality, uprightness

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Vindictive

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Revengeful, unforgiving, acrimonious, resentful, venomous, malignant, maleficent

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Spite

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Enmity, bitterness, maliciousness, hatred, venom, animosity, antagonism

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Bitter

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Sharp, acrid, pungent, caustic

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Morbid

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Sick,horrible,unpleasant,diseased,grisly,gruesome

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Saint

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Kind,patient,virtuous

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Hothead

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Nut,impetuous,madcap,rash,hotspur

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Prudent

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Wise, sage, sagacious, cautious, well judged, chary

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Intelligent

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Sagacious, judicious

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Partial

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Biased, unfair, prejudice

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Cynic

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Sceptic, pessimist, doubter

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Gullible

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Innocent, green/greenhorn, unsuspicious, unsuspecting, naive, credulous, ingenuous

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Pilfer

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Steal, rob, snatch, thieve, hook, nab, heist

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Appeal

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Ask, call, plead, beg, implore, beseech

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Goblet

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Glass, tumbler, beaker, stoup, wine glass

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Aboriginal

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Original, native, indigenous

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Naïve

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Innocent, inexperienced, unsophisticated

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Arid

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Waste, dull, dry, barren, boring, monotonous, flat, scorched, vapid, uninspiring

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Mumble

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Speaking in a low voice, inaudible,muttering

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Somnolent

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Sleepy, drowsy, dozy, sluggish, tranquil, calm, enervated, slumber, siesta

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Truculent

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Aggressive, quarrelsome, combative, belligerent, bellicose, pugnacious, scrappy

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Epilogue

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Postscript, tailpiece,conclusion, appendix, peroration

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Appetizer

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Starter, first course, tit bit, savory

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Dessert

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Sweet dish,pudding, second course,last course,pud

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Puddle

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Pool,spill,splash

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Drip

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Drop, dribble, leak, ooze, seep

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Gush

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Jet, rush, pour, stream, spurt, flood

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Dent

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Dint, dimple, dip, depression, depletion

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Curl

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Entwine, ringlet, swirl,twirl

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Roll

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Spin,rotate,reel,scroll

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Fairytale

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Legend, fantasy, fable,saga ,anecdote, epic, chronicle

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Fop

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Extremely concerned about appearance, coxcomb, dandy

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Enunciate

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Say, speak,utter,pronounce, articulate,vocalyze

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Praise

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Applaud, commend,accolade,eulogize, cheer,exalt

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Insult

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Humiliate, abuse, offend,denigrate,slander,disparage, belittle, scorn, derogate, maliant

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Scorch

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Burn, char, sear,parch, roast

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Blizzard

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Snowstorm, white-out(icicle)

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Deficit

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Loss,debt, storage,shortfall, slippage

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Expenditure

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Spend,dissipate, squander, costs, expenses, payment

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Symphony

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Concert,orchestra,resonance,harmony

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Medley

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Mixture,blend,variety,collection,pot-pourri,conglomeration

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Sorrow

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Sadness,distress,anguish,agony,woe,despair

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Consolation

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Sympathy,pity,compassion

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Sedative

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Tranquilizer,soporific,calm,opiate

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Trance

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Doze, half conscious state,haze, reverse

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Narcotic

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Sedative, stimulant, drug

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Comfort

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Relaxation, calm , serenity, welfare,support, sympathy, luxury, well being, repose

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Stimulant

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Stimulus, boost, spur, prompt, prod, restorative,provocative

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Egoist

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Ego centric, self centered, selfish, conceited

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Alturist

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Decent,kind,compassionate, selfless,magnanimous,generous,charitable, liberal

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Sluggard

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Couch, potato, deadbeat, idler,lazybones,slouch

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Antagonist

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Rival, enemy, foe, opponent, adversary,nemesis

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Glutton

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Gobbler,over eater, gourmand,gorger

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Zenith

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Top,peak,summit,acme,vertex, crest,pinnacle,meridian

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Nadir

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Zero,depth,bottom, genesis

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Ameliorate

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Improve,benefit,enhance,resolve,mitigate

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Erudite

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Learned,educated,qualified,sophisticated, civilized

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Abdication

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Resignation,abnegation,retirement,surrender

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Sober

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Not drunk,who are in senses

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Sly

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Cunning, manipulative

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