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Assuage

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V- to ease; lessen the intensity of, relieve, or satisfy

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Other forms assuage

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assuagement- N assuager- N assuaging- N/adj/V

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Taciturn

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adj- uncommunicative; not speaking openly often

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Other forms taciturn

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N- taciturnity

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Synonym and antonym of taciturn

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Syn- reticent Ant- boisterous

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Vapid

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adj- without life or spirit (not literally) ex: The party was vapid.

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Synonym and antonym of vapid

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syn- insipid ant- boisterous

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Predilection

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N- a favorable opinion (often predetermined), having a preference or bias.

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Nebulous

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adj- hazy/cloudy/unclear/vague/undistinct

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Other forms nebuluous

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nebulously- adv nebulousness- N

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Antonym of nebulous

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ant- lucid

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Entailment

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N- inheritance

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Condescension

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N- the act of treating someone as inferior

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Synonym of condescension

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syn- patronizing

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Other forms condescension

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condescending- N/adj/V condescend- V

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Auspicious

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adj- Showing/expecting promise or favor in terms of success

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Synonym of auspicious

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syn- propitious

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Other forms auspicious

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auspiciously- adv auspiciousness- N

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Obstreperous

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adj- Resisting control, becoming unruly, raucous

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Other forms obstreperous

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obstreperously- adv obstreperousness- N

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Pestilence

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N- something deadly or destructive (most often disease/plague)

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Edification

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N- the act of uplifting, improving morally or spiritually

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Ascertain

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V- to find out or determine, learn, or discover

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Other forms ascertain

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ascertainable- adj ascertainment- N

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Aberration

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N- An act that is unusual or irregular from the standard/norm

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Synonyms of aberration

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syn- divergence, deviation

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Other forms of aberration

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aberrational- adj

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Lineament

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N- distinguishing features of something (often looks/face)

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Other forms lineament

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lineamental- adj lineamentation- N

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Philippic

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N- bitter tone/speech

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Synonyms of philippic

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syn- rebuke, tirade

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Umbrage

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N- a feeling of annoyance/displeasure/irritation

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Rectitude

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N- honest or morally correct

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Interdict

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Vt- to forbid or prohibit

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Other forms interdict

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Interdictor- N

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Palliation

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N- relieve or lessen without cure

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Other forms palliation

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Palliator- N

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Cantankerous

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adj- often angry and annoyed/hard to deal with

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Synonym of cantankerous

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syn- contentious

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Other forms of cantankerous

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cantankerously- adv cantankerousness- N