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Aesthetic

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Pleasing in appearance

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Adulation

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Excessive praise or flattery

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Ambiguous

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Susceptible of multiple interpretation

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Ambivalent

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Existence of mutually conflicting thoughts

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Anachronistic

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An error in chronology; misplacing of persons/events

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Anomaly

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Deviation from the norm: peculiar

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Abstinence

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Self denial; temperance; moderation

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Assiduous

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Constant in application; diligent; devoted; showing great care

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Arbitrary

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Based on individual judgement ; not logical

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Attribute

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An inherent characteristic

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Brusque

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Short and abrupt; blunt in manner

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Candor

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freedom from prejudice or malice; fairness

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Capricious

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Changing often and quickly; done without concern

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Catalyst

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Agent that provokes or speeds change

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Circuitous

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Indirect; not forthright or direct in language

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Cogent

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Having power to compel or constrain; convincing

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Constituents

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Any of the people who live and vote in an area

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Contemporaneous

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Existing, coexisting, ox cuing or originating at the same time

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Decry

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To attack reputation; defame

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Denigrate

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To depreciate; to express strong disapproval

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Diligent

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Having/ sowing care and conscientiousness in ones work

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Discursive

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Digressing from subject to subject

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Disdain

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Feeling that someone or something is unworthy; contempt

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Divergent

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Tending to be different or develop in different directions

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Dogmatic
Inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true
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Effrontery
Insolent or impertinent behavior
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Empirical
Based on observation or experience rather than theory
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Engender
Cause or give rise to ( a feeling, situation, or condition)
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Enthrall
Capture the fascinated attention of
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Ephemeral
Lasting for a very short time
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Euphoric
Feeling of great happiness and excitement
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Evanescence
To disappear gradually; vanish; fade away
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Exemplary
Serving as an example of something; extremely good and deserving to be admired or copied
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Exonerate
To prove that someone is not guilty of a crime or responsible for a problem
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Fortuitous
Happening by chance; having or showing good luck
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Gargantuan
Very large in size or amount
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Gregarious
Enjoying the company of other people
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Impeccable
Faultless; flawless
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Impetuous
Acting or done quickly and with ought thought; controlled by emotion or though
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Incompatible
Not able to exist together without conflict; not going well together
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Incontrovertible
not able to be denied or disputed.
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Innate
Inborn;natural
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Lofty
Of imposing height
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Ominous
giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious.
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Predilection
a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something.
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Propagate
spread and promote (an idea, theory, etc.) widely.
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Pugnacious
eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
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Rancorous
characterized by bitterness or resentment.
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Recursive
characterized by recurrence or repetition, in particular.
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Resilience
the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.
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Ominous
giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious.
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Predilection
a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something.
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Propagate
spread and promote (an idea, theory, etc.) widely.
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Pugnacious
eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
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Rancorous
characterized by bitterness or resentment.
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Recursive
characterized by recurrence or repetition, in particular.
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Resilience
the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.
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Revere
Feel deep respect/ admiration
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Sedentary
Somewhat inactive: stationary
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Simulate
Imitate appearance/ character
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Spurious
Not being what is expected | False/fake
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Stagnation
The state of stopping
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Tenacity
The quality of being able to grip something firmly: grip
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Transitory (transient)
Not permanent
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Vilify
Speak/ write about in abusively disparaging manner
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Vindicate
Clear someone of blame/ suspicion
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Zealous
Having/ showing zeal(enthusiasm)

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