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Aversion

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Strong disliking

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Altruistic

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Unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others; generous

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Embellish

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To decorate, to make beautiful with ornamentation

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Engender

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To cause, to produce, to create

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Innocuous

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Harmless, producing no injury

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Lament

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To mourn or express sorrow in a demonstrative manner

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Antithesis

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A direct opposite; a contrast

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Capricious

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Changing suddenly, fickle

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Defamination

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Act of harming or ruining another’s reputation

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Exacerbate

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To aggravate, to irritate, to vex

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Melancholy

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Depression of spirits

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Prolific

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Abundantly fruitful, marked by great productivity

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Audacity

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Excessive boldness, rashness, daring

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Contrite

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Extremely apologetic, remorseful, repenant

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Depravity

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Moral corruption, a wicked or perverse act

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Loathe

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To hate/detest

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Pacifistic

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Opposed to war or use of force

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Trepidation

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Fear, trembling, agitation

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Vilify

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To utter abusive statements against (to malign, to defame)

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Aesthetic

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Relating or pertaining to a sense of beauty or art

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Aloof

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Apart, indifferent

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Archaic

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old, out of use, antiquated

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Debilitate

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To weaken, to enfeeble

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Egocentric

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Self-centered, selfish

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Gluttonous

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Greedy for food and drink

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Ominous

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Threatening

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Pompous

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Exaggerated show of dignity or self-importance; bombastic

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Debase

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To reduce in dignity or quality

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Haughty

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Arrogant, excessively proud and vain

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Impervious

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Incapable of being entered or penetrated, not capable of being damaged

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