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altruism

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unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others

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ambivalence

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can’t decide

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ambiguous

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vague; unclear

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aversion

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a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it

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disdain

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to treat someone lower than you

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disparate

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made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements

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embellish

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to decorate; add details to story

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engender

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to produce

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innocuous

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harmless; innocent

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insipid

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no flavor; overused words

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disparage

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to speak of or treat slightingly

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lament

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to mourn for or over

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laud

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to praise; extol

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obscure

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not clear or plain; vague, uncertain

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ostentatious

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characterized by or given to the pretentious show in order to impress others

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prodigal

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wastefully or recklessly extravagant

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reticent

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disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved

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revere

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to regard with respect tinged with awe

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serene

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calm, peaceful

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subtle

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fine in meaning or intent

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superfluous

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extra, not needed, unneccesary

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taciturn

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temperamentally disinclined to talk

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ascend

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to move upward

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austere

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stern and cold in appearance or manner

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autonomous
independent, without control
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banal
lacking originality
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capricious
unpredictable, compulsive
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dawdle
to spend time idly, delay
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defamation
harming the reputation of another
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benign
gentle disposition, harmless
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esoteric
for small circle, private, specific
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exacerbate
to make worse
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extol
to praise highly, glorify
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fastidious
such high standards that it is difficult to please, perfectionist
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furtive
sneaky
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gregarious
very social, friendly
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innate
from birth, in born, comes naturally
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lethargy
abnormal drowsiness, laziness, sluggish
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melancholy
depressed, feeling down
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opaque
dark tint, hard to understand
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prolific
fruitful, to get alot of
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reprove
a gentle correction
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venerate
honor, respect
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audacity
bold, arrogant
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contrition
the state of feeling remorse and penitent
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depravity
moral corruption, wickedness
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deprecate
tear someone down, belittle
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dormant
asleep
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enigmatic
mysterious, don't understand
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credulous
ready to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence, gullible
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erudite
scholarly educated
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immutable
not able to change
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incorrigible
cannot be corrected
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loathe
strong dislike, hate
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mitigate
to cause to become less harsh or hostile
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pacifism
opposition to war or violence
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pedantic
narrowly and often ostentatiously learned, intelligent
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recant
to take back
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servile
slave, menial position
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trepidation
fear
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vilify
lower in estimation or importance
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aloof
away from crowd, to stand away from
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archaic
out of date
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assuage
satisfy, appease, quench
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belie
hiding something, false impression
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contentious
someone/thing who causes tension
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daunt
to take away courage
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debilitate
to weaken, make less strong
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discord
lack of harmony, not united
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disseminate
to spread
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duplicity
the quality or state of being double or twofold
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egocentric
self-centered, selfish
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euphemism
substitution of an agreeable expression
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gluttony
excessive eating or drinking
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mundane
characteristic of the world, ordinary
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ominous
foreshadowing evil
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petulant
rude in speech or behavior
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virulent
harsh/strong, poisonous/venomous
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acrimonious
caustic in feeling, language, manner
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ameliorate
to make better/tolerable

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