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Disparage

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To speak negatively, to belittle

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Tenacity

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Persistence, strong character, perseverance

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Foster

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To promote the growth and development of; to bring up

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Embellish

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To ornament or decorate; to exaggerate

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Esoteric

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Intended for or understood by only a small group

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Sentiment

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An attitude, feeling, or opinion; refined or tender emotion

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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand

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Indifferent

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Without interest or concern, having no bias or preference

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Forbear

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To refrain from; to be patient or self controlled

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Frivolous

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Characterized by a lack of seriousness or sense; trivial

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Vindictive

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Disposed to seek revenge; revengeful, spiteful

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Anachronism

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The representation of something as existing pr happening in the wrong time period

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Benign

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Kind and gentle

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Callous

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Emotionally hardened; unfeeling

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Candid

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Completely honest; straight forward

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Duplicitous

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Deceitful, dishonest, two-faced, deceptive

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Lament

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To express grief or regret

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Contemporary

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Existing, occuring, or living at the same time

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Mitigate

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To make or become less severe, intense, or playful

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Reticence

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The quality ot state of keeping silent; reserve

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Penchant

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A strong inclination or liking

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Debilitate

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To impair the strength of; the weaken

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Steadfast

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Fixed in place, position, or direction

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Admonish

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To caution or advise against something

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Reverence

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A high opinion of something; admiration

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Capricious

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Impulsive and unpredictable

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Ascertain

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To find out, as through investigation or experimentation

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Magnanimous

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Courageously or generously noble in mind and heart

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Belligerent

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Eager to fight; hostile or aggresive

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Edify

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To instruct and improve, especially morally; to enlighten

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Idiosyncrasy

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Peculiarity, oddity, quirk, characteristic, trait, singularity

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Lucid

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Easily understood; clear

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Repute

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To consider, believe

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Stringent

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Rigorously binding or exacting; strict

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Temperament

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The combination of mental and emotional traits of a person; nature

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Insolent

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Insulting in manner or speech

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Adverse

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Unfavorable; opposing one’s interests or desires

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Afflict

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To distress with mental or bodily pain

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Personage

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A person of distinction or importance

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Precursor

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A person or thing that precedes, as in a job or method; forerunner

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Demagogue

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An orator who gains power by arosing people’s emotions

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Congenial

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Agreeable or suitable in nature

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Deference

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Respectful yielding or the opinion or will of another

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Pretension

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A claim to something; an unwarranted or false claim, as to merit, importance, or wealth

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Dilettante

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A person who takes up an art, activity or subject for amusement

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Forebode

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To predict, warn, forecast, foresee

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Predilection

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A partiality; preference

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Indignation

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Strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting or biased

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Pacifism

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Opposition to war or violence as a method of settling disputes

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Prudent

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Wisely careful, showing good judgement

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