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reticent

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not reveling one’s thoughts / feeling readily.

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inhibited / inhibiting:

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unable to act in a relaxed way

syn : constraint, continence, discipline, suppression

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diffident

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modest / shy bcz lack of self confidence

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bashful:

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reluctant to draw attention to oneself

syn : shy

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spartan

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denying self pleasures

Syn: ascertic, self abnegating.

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inclement

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unpleasant.

sen: inclement weather conditions.

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Sporadic

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occationally, infrequent

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delegate

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assign , entrust others with some work / something

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consummate

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  1. make marriage official with sex.

2. perfect example of skill,

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endure

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  1. suffer patiently.

2. last, live on

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prosaic;

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dull , unimaginative, everyday, ordinary

Syn: vapid, pedestrian, insipid, hackneyed, banal

Antonyms : abnormal, exceptional, extraordinary, odd, out-of-the-way, strange, unusual.

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enthralling:

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captivating, facinating

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pedestrian

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dull, commonplace, lacking inspiration

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stagnate/stagnant/stagnancy/stagnantly

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still, not advancing

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indulgence / indulgent :

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willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity/ consideration

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tranquil / tranquility / tranquillity

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calm
syn : impertubable, Arcadian(a person who lives simple , quite life),
calm, halcyon, placid, serene,

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Elated:

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high spirits
syn: ecstasy, rapturous, exuberant , ebullient, buoyant, elevated, enrapt, enraptured, entranced, euphoric, exhilarated, rapt, rapturous

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astute

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sharp, shrewd

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specious:

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plausible but flase

syn : fallacious

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imprudent:

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unwise
ant; prudent.
syn : injudicious, impolitic

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scorn:

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a feeling and expression of contempt or disdain for someone or something.
syn : contemp. derision, disdain, deride

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prudent

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having or showing good judgement, wise.

syn : shrewd, judicious, sagacious, astute, acute, canny, discerning

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deride

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express contempt, ridicule

syn: scorn , disdain, disparage, contemn,

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disdain

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the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one’s consideration or respect.

syn : scorn, deride, contempt, derision, haughty.

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contempt:

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the feeling that a person or a thing is worthless or beneath consideration.

syn: scorn, deride, disdain, derision

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derision:

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contemptuous ridicule or mockery.

syn: disdain

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denigrate:

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criticize unfairly; disparage.

syn: disparage, belittle

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disparage:

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regard or represent as being of little worth.

syn: denigrate, deride, disdain

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Disparate:

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essentially different in kind; not able to be compared / contrasting/different.

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sagacious:

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having or showing good judgment; wise or shrewd.

syn: penetrating, sapient, canny, shrewd, politic, prudent, judicious, astute, acute.

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canny:

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having or showing shrewdness and good judgement, especially in money or business matters.
syn: shrewd, sagacious, acute, politic, prudent, astute, discerning

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uncanny:

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strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way.

syn: errie

33
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Posterity

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All the future generations

34
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Bestowed

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To give to, to present

“The highest honour is bestowed upon him”

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Advent

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Coming.

like the Christmas is coming i.e the advent of Christmas

Synonyms : appearance, arrival, coming, incoming

” The advent calendar of Christmas means the arrival of Christmas”