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Hospitable

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welcoming, warm, sociable, friendly, amicable, cordial, kind-hearted, congenial, gracious

Example sentence: The host was very hospitable, making sure all the guests felt welcome and comfortable.

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Friendly

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Affable, amity, amicable, amiable

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Courtesy

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Respect, good manners, kindness, affability, gentility, chivalry

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Infamous

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Disreputable, ill famed, unworthy, disgraceful, dishonorable, nefarious, egregious

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Honour

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Prestige, glory, fame, integrity, esteem, respect, morality, uprightness

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Vindictive

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Revengeful, unforgiving, acrimonious, resentful, venomous, malignant, maleficent

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Spite

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Enmity, bitterness, maliciousness, hatred, venom, animosity, antagonism

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Bitter

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Sharp, acrid, pungent, caustic

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Morbid

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Sick,horrible,unpleasant,diseased,grisly,gruesome

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Saint

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Kind,patient,virtuous

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Hothead

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Nut,impetuous,madcap,rash,hotspur

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Prudent

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Wise, sage, sagacious, cautious, well judged, chary

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Intelligent

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Sagacious, judicious

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Partial

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Biased, unfair, prejudice

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Cynic

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Sceptic, pessimist, doubter

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Gullible

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Innocent, green/greenhorn, unsuspicious, unsuspecting, naive, credulous, ingenuous

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Pilfer

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Steal, rob, snatch, thieve, hook, nab, heist

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Appeal

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Ask, call, plead, beg, implore, beseech

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Goblet

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Glass, tumbler, beaker, stoup, wine glass

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Aboriginal

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Original, native, indigenous

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Naïve

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Innocent, inexperienced, unsophisticated

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Arid

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Waste, dull, dry, barren, boring, monotonous, flat, scorched, vapid, uninspiring

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Mumble

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Speaking in a low voice, inaudible,muttering

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Somnolent

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Sleepy, drowsy, dozy, sluggish, tranquil, calm, enervated, slumber, siesta

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Truculent
Aggressive, quarrelsome, combative, belligerent, bellicose, pugnacious, scrappy
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Epilogue
Postscript, tailpiece,conclusion, appendix, peroration
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Appetizer
Starter, first course, tit bit, savory
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Dessert
Sweet dish,pudding, second course,last course,pud
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Puddle
Pool,spill,splash
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Drip
Drop, dribble, leak, ooze, seep
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Gush
Jet, rush, pour, stream, spurt, flood
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Dent
Dint, dimple, dip, depression, depletion
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Curl
Entwine, ringlet, swirl,twirl
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Roll
Spin,rotate,reel,scroll
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Fairytale
Legend, fantasy, fable,saga ,anecdote, epic, chronicle
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Fop
Extremely concerned about appearance, coxcomb, dandy
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Enunciate
Say, speak,utter,pronounce, articulate,vocalyze
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Praise
Applaud, commend,accolade,eulogize, cheer,exalt
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Insult
Humiliate, abuse, offend,denigrate,slander,disparage, belittle, scorn, derogate, maliant
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Scorch
Burn, char, sear,parch, roast
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Blizzard
Snowstorm, white-out(icicle)
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Deficit
Loss,debt, storage,shortfall, slippage
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Expenditure
Spend,dissipate, squander, costs, expenses, payment
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Symphony
Concert,orchestra,resonance,harmony
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Medley
Mixture,blend,variety,collection,pot-pourri,conglomeration
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Sorrow
Sadness,distress,anguish,agony,woe,despair
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Consolation
Sympathy,pity,compassion
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Sedative
Tranquilizer,soporific,calm,opiate
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Trance
Doze, half conscious state,haze, reverse
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Narcotic
Sedative, stimulant, drug
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Comfort
Relaxation, calm , serenity, welfare,support, sympathy, luxury, well being, repose
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Stimulant
Stimulus, boost, spur, prompt, prod, restorative,provocative
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Egoist
Ego centric, self centered, selfish, conceited
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Alturist
Decent,kind,compassionate, selfless,magnanimous,generous,charitable, liberal
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Sluggard
Couch, potato, deadbeat, idler,lazybones,slouch
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Antagonist
Rival, enemy, foe, opponent, adversary,nemesis
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Glutton
Gobbler,over eater, gourmand,gorger
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Zenith
Top,peak,summit,acme,vertex, crest,pinnacle,meridian
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Nadir
Zero,depth,bottom, genesis
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Ameliorate
Improve,benefit,enhance,resolve,mitigate
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Erudite
Learned,educated,qualified,sophisticated, civilized
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Abdication
Resignation,abnegation,retirement,surrender
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Sober
Not drunk,who are in senses
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Sly
Cunning, manipulative

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