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Ascend

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To move upward, to rise from a lower station

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Antithesis

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A direct opposite, a contrast

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Austere

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Strict, stern; unadorned, ascetic

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Autonomous

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Independent, self-contained

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Banal

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Common, ordinary, lacking freshness, hackneyed

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Benign

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Not causing harm, of gentle disposition, beneficial

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Capricious

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Changing suddenly, fickle

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Dawdle

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To waste time, to spend time idly, to move in a lackadaisical manner

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Defamation

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Act of harming or ruining another’s reputation

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Esoteric

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Understood only by a small group of a select few

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Exacerbate

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To aggravate, to irritate, to vex

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Extol

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To praise, to glorify

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Fastidious

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Reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude, critical to an extreme

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Furtive

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Secret in an underhanded way, stealthy

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Gregarious

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Sociable and outgoing

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Hypocrite

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One who is insincere or deceitful

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Innate

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Existing from birth, inborn

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Lethargic

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Sluggish, languid

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Melancholy

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Depression of spirits

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Opaque

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Not allowing the passage of light, not transparent; hard to understand

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Prolific

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Abundantly fruitful, marked by great productivity

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Reprove

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To scold or to rebuke for a misdeed usually with kindly intent

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Symmetry

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Balanced proportions

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Tranquil

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Peaceful, calm

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Venerate

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To honor, to revere