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plebeian

A

unrefined or coarse in nature; related to commoners

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demure

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reserved, modest, shy

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vainglorious

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inordinate pride in oneself; excessive vanity

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remiss

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lacking care or attention

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temerarious

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reckless, imprudent

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insouciant

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indifferent; showing lack of concern

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culpable

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deserving blame (culprit-able)

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heedful

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be aware or attentive to

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provident

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to be prudent and proactive

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querulous

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complaining in a petulant manner

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provisional

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temporary

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quiescent

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dormant, inactive

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ireful

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full of anger; bitter

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ornery

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bad-tempered, pugnacious

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cantankerous

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mercurial

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undefiled

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pure, unspoiled

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sportive

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playful, light-hearted

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snub

A

ignore disdainfully

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rebuff

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reject something in an abrupt, ungracious manner

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truculent

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quarrelsome

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oppugn

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question the validity of

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propitiate

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to win or regain the favour of a person by doing something the pleases them

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palliate

A

make a disease or its symptoms less severe (allay, mitigate etc.)

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accede

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to assent or agree to a demand

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upbraid

A

criticize, scold

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lambaste

A

criticize, censure harshly

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excoriate

A

censure severely

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flay

A

censure severely

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denigrate

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criticize unfairly

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furtive

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to avoid attention due to guilt

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castigate

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reprimand/criticize

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tout

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attempt to sell something usually by pestering in an aggressive manner

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panegyrize

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to praise in writing (exalt, extol, eulogize)

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whet

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to sharpen the blade of a knife; to excite or stimulate

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vilification

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abusively disparaging speech or writing

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tantamount

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equivalent in magnitude TO

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stymie

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to hinder or hamper

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spurn

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to reject with disdain (repudiate)

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rescind

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revoke, cancel or repeal

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recant

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to say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief

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profusion

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abundance or surplus of something

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prodigious

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impressively great in extent, size or degree

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pulverize

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reduce to small particles, to defeat utterly

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proclivity

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a propensity or tendency

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penury

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destitution, indigent, impoverished

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nefarious

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wicked, callous

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maladroit

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ineffective, clumsy

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aplomb

A

self-assurance

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bounteous

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generous, munificent, magnanimous

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kindle

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arouse or inspire

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