power words

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Abstruse

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difficult to understand

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obscure

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hazy; unfamiliar; difficult to understand

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lucid

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easy to understand; transparent;
Clear-thinking

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ambiguous

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unclear; vague; having several interpretations

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equivocal

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misleading; uncertain

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explicit

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absolutely clear; free from ambiguity

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ameliorate

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to make an unpleasant situation better; to improve

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assuage

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to make less severe; to ease (pronunciation is ahswayge)

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exacerbate

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to make a bad situation worse

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Animosity

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a feeling of resentment, hostility, or enmity

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rancor

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bitter, long lasting resentment

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Amity

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friendship

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apathy

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lack of interest or concern

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dispassionate

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not emotionally involved; objective

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zealous

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filled with or motivated by enthusiastic devotion

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apocryphal

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of questionable authenticity

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dubious

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doubtful; questionable

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Authentic

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having a claimed and verified origin or authorship

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Ascetic

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person who rejects physcial comfort and luxury for self-discipline

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austere

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stern; plain; without luxuries

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hedonism

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the belief that only pleasure is worth pursuing

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avarice

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greed

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Cupidity

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greed, especially for money

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Philanthropy

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charitable work; generosity

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Banal

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boring; insipid

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pedestrian

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dull; ordinary

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exotic

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intriguingly unusual, different, or beautiful.

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blatant

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offensively conspicuous or undisguised

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brazen

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rudely bold; insolent

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decorous

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marked by decorum; proper

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Capricious

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unpredictable

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impetuous

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making quick decisions and taking sudden action; hasty; impulsive

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steadfast

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not movable; strong in belief; staunch

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Circumlocution

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the use of wordy and indirect language

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garrulous

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tiresomely talkative; rambling

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succinct

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short and to the point; concise

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Clemency

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mercy

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exonerate

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to free from blame;to exculpate

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avenge

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to take revenge for

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Contrite

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sorry; penitent

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repentant

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remorse or contrition for past conduct or sin

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incorrigible

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impossible to correct, control, or discipline

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Desecrate

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to violate the sacredness; profane

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sacrilege

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desecration, profanation, misuse, or theft of something sacred

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venerate

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respect greatly; revere

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din

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jumble of loud usually discordant sounds

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cacophony

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harshness of sound;unharmonious

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euphony

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agreement of sounds

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Dogmatic

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sticking to widely-accepted beliefs, even when faced with contrary evidence; closed-minded

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categorical

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being without exception or qualification; absolute

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obsequious

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behaving like a mek, spineless servant; subservient; sycophantic

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elusive

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hard to catch or understand; evasive

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evasive

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tending to avoid giving direct answers

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candid

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direct and frank; straightforward