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Abysmal

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Extremely bad

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Acme

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The highest point of achievement or excellence

Synonym: peak

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Acrimonious

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Bitterly angry

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Adage

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A proverb or short statement that expresses a general truth,

Like a seanfhocail

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Adamant

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Refusing to change one’s mind

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Aficionado

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A person who is enthusiastic and knowledgeable about a particular subject; a devotee of a sport or subject
Eg. She’s an aficionado

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Ambiguous

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Having more than one meaning, having a hidden meaning

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Ambivalent

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Having mixed feelings or opinions about someone or something

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Anecdote

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A short, entertaining story about a real incident or person; an account considered unreliable or based on hearsay

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Antagonistic

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Hostile

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Arbitrary

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Not bound by rules, based on random choice or personal whim

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Authentic

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Genuine, of undisputed origin

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Biased

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A one-sided inclination of the mind; prejudiced

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Bizarre

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Very strange or unusual

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Blatant

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Open and unashamed

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Callous

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Insensitive, cruel

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Condone

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To forgive or accept

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Connoisseur

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An expert judge in matters of taste

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Crucial

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Critical or decisive

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Cynical

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Surly, heartless, disinclined to recognise goodness

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Deceptive

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Misleading, giving an appearance or impression that is not accurate or true

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Detrimental

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Tending to cause harm

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Discombobulated

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Upset or cause commotion

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Disingenuous

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Crafty, not open or honest, insincere

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Disinterested

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Impartial

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Eccentric

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Unconventional and slightly strange

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Enervating

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Draining

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Euphemism

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A mild way of saying something that is harsh or blunt

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Euphoria

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Intense happiness or elation

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Fortuitous

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Happening by chance rather than by intention or plan

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Genocide

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The deliberate killing/exterminating of a very large number of people from the same particular ethnic group

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Halcyon

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A time of great happiness and calm

Eg. Halcyon times

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Hoi polloi

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The common people

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Idiocyncrasy

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Distinctive, per iliac characteristic, peculiar alive of temperament
Eg. Her behaviours was idiosyncratic

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Idyllic

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Blissful, peaceful

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Impecunious

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Without, or short of, money

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Impetuous

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Acting or doing something quickly or rashly

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Impromptu

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Unplanned or unrehearsed

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Increment

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An increase, an amount or thing added

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Integral

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Entire or whole, not fractional, fundamental

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Irrational

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Not logical an or reasonable

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Kinetic

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Pertaining to motion

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Loquacious

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Talkative

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Magnanimous

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Extremely generous, forgiving

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Mediocre

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Average, of middling quality

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Metamorphosis

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A complete change

47
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Moot

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Subject to debate or dispute,

A moot point means an undecided or disputed point

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Nadir

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the lowest point, the most unsuccessful point,

Eg. Seemed to have reached their nadir

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Naïve

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Lacking experience, wisdom, judgement

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Narcissistic

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Vain, self obsessed

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Nonchalant

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Calm, cool, relaxed

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Nondescript

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Lacking interesting or distinctive characteristics

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Nostalgia

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Sentimental longing for past times

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Optimistic

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Positive, hopeful

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Pessimistic

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Negative, depressing, without hope

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Phenomenal

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Spectacular, amazing, a remarkable or unusual person

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Philistine

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A person of material outlook, indifferent to culture

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Prejudiced

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Having a pre-conceived opinion that is not based on fact

59
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Prerogative

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Right or privilege exclusive to a particular person or group

60
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Reciprocal

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Done, given, felt in return

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Secular

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Not religious, sacred, spiritual

62
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Serendipity

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When things occur by chance in a happy and beneficial way

63
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Simplistic

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Treating complex issues and problems as simpler than they really are

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Sophisticated

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Showing experience and knowledge of culture and fashion

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Stereotype

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An image or idea of a thing or person that has become fixed in our minds, a fixed conventionalised representation

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Subtle

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Something out so delicately that it is difficult to correctly analyse it

67
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Succinct

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Briefly and clearly expressed

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Supercilious

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Haughty, proud

69
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Surreal

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Strange, odd, bizarre,

Also. 20th century art movement

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Trivial

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Unimportant, of little value

71
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Unanimous

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Fully in agreement

72
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Unequivocal

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Leaving no doubt, unambiguous, clear

73
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Vicissitude

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Change of circumstances, fortunes, usually for the worse

74
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Vindictive

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Having strong desire for revenge

75
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Vivacious

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Lively, animated

76
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Xenophobia

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Intense or irrational dislike of fear of people from other countries

77
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Zeitgeist

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The defining spirit or mood if particular period of history

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