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Act quickly

A 
Abrupt
Apace
Headlong
Impetuous
Precipitate
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Abbreviated Communication

A 
Abridge
Compendium
Cursory
Curtail
Syllabus
Synopsis
Terse
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Assist

A 
Abet
Advocate
Ancillary 
Bolster
Corroborate
Countenance
Espouse
Mainstay
Munificent
Proponent
Stalwart
Sustenance
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Bad mood

A 
Bilious
Dudgeon
Irascible
Pettish
Petulant
Pique
Querulous 
Umbrage
Waspish
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Beginner/amateur

A 
Dilettante
Fledgling
Neophyte
Novitiate
Proselyte
Tyro
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Beginning/ young

A 
Burgeoning
Callow
Engender
Inchoate
Incipient
Nascent
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Biting (as in wit or temperament)

A 
Acerbic
Acidulous
Acrimonious
Asperity
Caustic
Mordacious
Mordant
Trenchant
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Bold

A

Audacious
Courageous
Dauntless

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Boring

A 
Banal
Fatuous
Ha keyed
Insipid
Mundane
Pedestrian
Platitude
Prosaic
Quotidian
Trite
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Carousel

A 
Bacchanalian
Debauchery
Depraved
Dissipated
Iniquity 
Libertine
Libidinous
Licentious
Reprobate
Ribald
Salacious
Sordid
Turpitude
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Changing quickly

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Capricious
Mercurial
Volatile

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Copy

A 
Counterpart
Emulate
Facsimile
Factitious
Paradigm
Precursor
Quintessence
Simulate
Vicarious
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Criticize/criticism

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Aspersions
Belittle
Berate
Calumny
Castigate
Decry
Defame/defamation
Denounce
Deride/ derisive
Diatribe
Disparage
Excoriate
Gainsay
Harangue
Impugn
Inveigh
Lambaste
Objurgate
Obloquy
Opprobrium
Pillory
Rebuke
Remonstrate
Reprehend
Reprove
Revile
Tirade 
Vituperate
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Death/mourning

A 
Bereave
Cadaver
Defunct
Demise
Dolorous
Elegy
Knell
Lament
Macabre
Moribund
Obsequies
Sepulchral
Wraith
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Denying of self

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Abnegate
Abstain
Ascetic
Spartan
Stoic
Temperate
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Dictatorial

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Authoritarian
Despotic
Dogmatic
Hegemonic/ hegemony
Imperious
Peremptory
Tyrannical
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Difficult to understand

A 
Abstruse
Ambiguous
Arcane
Bemusing
Cryptic
Enigmatic
Esoteric
Inscrutable
Obscure
Opaque
Paradoxical
Perplexing
Recondite
Turbid
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Disgusting/ offensive

A 
Defile
Fetid
Invidious
Noisome
Odious
Putrid
Rebarbative
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Easy to understand

A 
Articulate
Cogent
Eloquent
Evident
Limpid
Lucid
Pellucid
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Eccentric/ dissimilar

A 
Aberrant
Anachronism
Anomalous
Discrete
Eclectic
Esoteric
Iconoclast
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Embarass

A 
Abash
Chagrin
Compunction
Contrition
Diffidence
Expiate
Foible
Gaucherie
Rue

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