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Diffidence

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Modesty or shyness resulting from lack of confidence

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Garrulity

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Talkativeness

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Obsequiousness

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Excessively fawning

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Asperity

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Bitterness

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Hauteur

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Like haughty, arrogant

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Dash

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Flair

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Vitriol

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Bitter criticism

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Calumny

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Slander

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Derive

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Figure out

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Myopia

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Lack of imagination

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Found wanting

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Lacking

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Reverential

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Deeply respected

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Take exception to

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Be offended by

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Intrepid

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Fearless, adventurous (often rhetorical)

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Clemency

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Mercy, lenience

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Pugnacity

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Natural disposition to be aggressive, often describes politicians, boxers, lawyers

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Apocryphal

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Of doubtful authenticity even if widely circulated as true

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Patina

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Appearance of something

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Truculence

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Eager to fight

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Reactionary

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A person or set of views that oppose liberal politics or reform

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Lionize

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Treat like a celebrity

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Myopic

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Nearsighted, lacking imagination

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Gaslight

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manipulate (someone) by psychological means into questioning their own sanity

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