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Aesthetic

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Pleasing in appearance

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Adulation

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Excessive praise or flattery

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Ambiguous

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Susceptible of multiple interpretation

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Ambivalent

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Existence of mutually conflicting thoughts

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Anachronistic

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An error in chronology; misplacing of persons/events

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Anomaly

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Deviation from the norm: peculiar

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Abstinence

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Self denial; temperance; moderation

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Assiduous

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Constant in application; diligent; devoted; showing great care

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Arbitrary

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Based on individual judgement ; not logical

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Attribute

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An inherent characteristic

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Brusque

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Short and abrupt; blunt in manner

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Candor

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freedom from prejudice or malice; fairness

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Capricious

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Changing often and quickly; done without concern

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Catalyst

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Agent that provokes or speeds change

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Circuitous

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Indirect; not forthright or direct in language

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Cogent

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Having power to compel or constrain; convincing

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Constituents

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Any of the people who live and vote in an area

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Contemporaneous

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Existing, coexisting, ox cuing or originating at the same time

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Decry

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To attack reputation; defame

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Denigrate

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To depreciate; to express strong disapproval

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Diligent

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Having/ sowing care and conscientiousness in ones work

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Discursive

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Digressing from subject to subject

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Disdain

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Feeling that someone or something is unworthy; contempt

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Divergent

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Tending to be different or develop in different directions

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Dogmatic

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Inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true

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Effrontery

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Insolent or impertinent behavior

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Empirical

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Based on observation or experience rather than theory

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Engender

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Cause or give rise to ( a feeling, situation, or condition)

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Enthrall

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Capture the fascinated attention of

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Ephemeral

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Lasting for a very short time

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Euphoric

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Feeling of great happiness and excitement

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Evanescence

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To disappear gradually; vanish; fade away

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Exemplary

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Serving as an example of something; extremely good and deserving to be admired or copied

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Exonerate

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To prove that someone is not guilty of a crime or responsible for a problem

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Fortuitous

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Happening by chance; having or showing good luck

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Gargantuan

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Very large in size or amount

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Gregarious

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Enjoying the company of other people

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Impeccable

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Faultless; flawless

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Impetuous

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Acting or done quickly and with ought thought; controlled by emotion or though

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Incompatible

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Not able to exist together without conflict; not going well together

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Incontrovertible

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not able to be denied or disputed.

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Innate

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Inborn;natural

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Lofty

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Of imposing height

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Ominous

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giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious.

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Predilection

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a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something.

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Propagate

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spread and promote (an idea, theory, etc.) widely.

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Pugnacious

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eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.

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Rancorous

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characterized by bitterness or resentment.

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Recursive

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characterized by recurrence or repetition, in particular.

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Resilience

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the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.

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Ominous

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giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious.

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Predilection

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a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something.

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Propagate

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spread and promote (an idea, theory, etc.) widely.

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Pugnacious

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eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.

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Rancorous

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characterized by bitterness or resentment.

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Recursive

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characterized by recurrence or repetition, in particular.

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Resilience

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the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.

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Revere

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Feel deep respect/ admiration

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Sedentary

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Somewhat inactive: stationary

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Simulate

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Imitate appearance/ character

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Spurious

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Not being what is expected

False/fake

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Stagnation

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The state of stopping

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Tenacity

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The quality of being able to grip something firmly: grip

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Transitory (transient)

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Not permanent

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Vilify

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Speak/ write about in abusively disparaging manner

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Vindicate

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Clear someone of blame/ suspicion

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Zealous

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Having/ showing zeal(enthusiasm)

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