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Avuncular

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Like an uncle

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Banal

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drearily commonplace, boring

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Candor-Candid

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Honest

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Capricious

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change by whim/ unreliable/inconsisten

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Colloquial

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Conversational/ Way people speak

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Didactic

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Preachy- negative connotation

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Disdain(ful)

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contempt/condescending

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Equivocation

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not clear

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Existential

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matters of existence

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Insolent

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rude or insulting

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Invective

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Satire- cruel/attacking

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Jargon

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language of certain group

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Meloncholy

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sad, emotionally heavy

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Platitude

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Trite and Banal statement, made as if origional

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Pragmatic

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Practical

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Prodigal

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Wasteful of Resources

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Trenchant

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direct/ Insisive

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Trite

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Overused/ Cliche

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Unscrupulous

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not careful in execution

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Vicarious(ly)

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Living through someone else

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Vicissitudes

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Unforeseen difficulties that come along

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Vulgar

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Common or indecent

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Capitulation

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an agreement or set of conditions.

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Condescension

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an attitude of patronizing superiority; disdain.

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Duplicity

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Deceitful/ double dealing

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Enigmatic

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Difficult to interpret

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Ephemeral

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Lasting for short time

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Loath

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Reluctant or unwilling

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Misogyny

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dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women.

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Obsequious

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obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.

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Sycophant

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a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage