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AMBIVALENT

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Contradictory, having mixed feeIings

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ANOMALY

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Deviation from the norm, something that is ATYPICAL

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SARCASTIC, SARDONIC, SNIDE

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Mocking, derisive. taunting, and stinging

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DEARTH and PAUCITY

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A scarcity or shortage of something

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PRATTLE

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To speak in a foolish manner, to babble incessantly

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WRY

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Dry, humorous with a clever twist and a touch of irony; DROLL

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UNCONVENTIONAL and UNORTHODOX

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Not ordinary or typical; characterized by avoiding customary conventions and behaviors

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PAINSTAKING and METICULOUS

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Extremely careful; very EXACTING

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AUDACIOUS

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Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; very bold

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INDIFFERENT and APATHETIC

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Marked by a lack of interest or concern

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DIFFIDENT

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Lacking self-confidence; self-effacing; NOT assertive

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PRAGMATIC

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Practical; sensible; NOT idealistic or romantic

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EVOCATION

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An imaginative recreation

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PRESUMPTUOUS

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Overbearing; impertinently bold; characterized by brashly overstepping one’s place

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RECALCITRANT

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Stubborn resistance to and defiance authority or guidance; OBSTINATE; OBDURATE

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BOON

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A timely benefit; blessing

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BANE

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A source of harm and ruin

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ClANDESTINE and SURREPTITIOUS

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Secret; covert; not open; NOT ABOVEBOARD

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AFFABLE, AMIABLE, GENIAL, GREGARIOUS

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All mean agreeable; marked by a pleasing personality; warm and friendly

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AUSTERE

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Having no adornment or ornamentation; bare; not ORNATE

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AUSTERITY

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The trait of great self-denial; economy

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ALTRUISTIC

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Unselfish concem for the welfare of others

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AMBIGUOUS

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Unclear; uncertain; open to more than one interpretation; not definitive

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UPBRAID, REPROACH, CASTIGATE

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To express disapproval; scold; rebuke; CENSURE

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NOSTALGIA
A sentimental longing for the past
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CONJECTURE
An inference based upon guesswork; a SUPPOSITION
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OBSOLETE, ARCHAIC, ANTIQUATED
No longer in use; outmoded in design or style
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AUSPICIOUS and PROPITIOUS
Very favorable
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MOROSE
Very depressed, DESPONDENT, mournful
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IMPASSE
A deadlock; stalemate; failure to reach an agreement
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ANACHRONISM
The false assignment of an event, person. scene or language to a time when the event, person, scene, or word did not exist
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BELIE
To give a false impression; to contradict
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MITIGATE, MOLLIFY , ASSUAGE, ALLEVIATE
All mean to relieve; to lessen; to ease
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COVET
To strongly desire; to crave
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ANTITHESIS and ANTITHETICAL
Direct opposite; the complete reverse; ANTIPODE
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PROTOTYPE
An original model
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ALOOF
Detached; distant physically or emotionally; | reserved; standing near but apart
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TRITE, HACKNEYED, BANAL, PLATITUDINOUS, INSIPID
All mean unoriginal; commonplace; overused; CLICHED
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ANTECEDENT
A preceding event; a FORERUNNER; a PRECURSOR
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PLAUSIBLE
Believable; credible
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IMPLAUSIBLE
Unbelievable; incredible
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PRUDENT
Careful; cautious; sensible
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AESTHETIC
Relating to what is beautiful; an appreciation of what is beautiful or attractive
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PARADOX
A seemingly contradictory statement that | nonetheless expresses a truth
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ENIGMATIC and INSCRUTABLE
Mysterious; puzzling; unfathomable; baflling
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ACQUIESCE
To comply. agree, give in
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NAIVE and GULLlBILE
Unaffected simplicity; lacking worldly expertise; ouedy CREDULOUS; unsophisticated
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AUTONOMOUS
Independent; not controlled by others
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FUTILE
Completely useless; doomed to failure
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INDIGENOUS and ENDEMIC
Both mean native to an area
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UBIQUITOUS and PREVALENT
Characterized by being everywhere; omnipresent; widespread; PERVASIVE
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PANDEMIC
An epidemic that is geographically widespread and affects a large proportion of the population
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FORTITUDE
Strength ofmind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage

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