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adversity

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dificulties; misfortune

2
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altruistic

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thoughtful of the welfare of others; self-sacrificing

3
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despot

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dictator;has unlimited power

4
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emulate

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to try to equal or exceed

5
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hedonist

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one who lives solely for pleasure

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latent

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lying hidden and undeveloped; present but invisible or inactive

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dignified

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possessing or showing a composed or serious manner that is worthy of respect; someone who is noble, majestic, or distinguished

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pompous

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self-important; magnificent; stately

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rancor

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strong hate or bitter feeling

10
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raze

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to tear down completely; to destroy

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apathetic

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showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern

12
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choleric

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extremely irritable or easily angered

13
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foreboding

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a strong inner feeling or notion of a future misfortune or evil

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sentimental

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expressive of the tender emotions and feelings, as love, pity, or nostalgia

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somber

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gloomy, depressing, or dismal

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straightforward

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direct; honest; clear-cut; blunt; candid

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austere

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stern in manner or appearance; strict in moral

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belittle

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to make something seem less important

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garner

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to gather and store away; to collect

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iconoclast

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a person who attacks cherished beliefs or established institutions

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mundane

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every day, ordinary, or dull

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prudent

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careful or cautious in a sensible way; wise; thrifty

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scoff

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to mock or jeer; to make fun of

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serene

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calm; unruffled; peaceful

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tedious

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tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; boring

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whet

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to sharpen; to make stronger; to stimulate

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caustic

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severely critical or sarcastic

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earnest

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sincere; genuinely wanting to help; can have a sense of intensity of urgency

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ironic

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strange it funny because something or situation is different from what u expected

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judgemental

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tending to judge people too quickly and critically

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ominous

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giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen, threatening

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remorse

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a deep feeling of sorrow or guilt over a wrong one has done

32
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abstract

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not applied or practical; hard to understand

33
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criterion

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standard for judging; a test

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deter

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to discourage; to keep someone from doing something

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forlorn

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left alone and neglected; unhappy

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incipient

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in an early stage

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pique

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to hurt the feelings of or to make resentful; to arouse or excite

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profane

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not holy; not connected with religion; irreverent

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rebuff

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to refuse in a sharp or rude way; to snub; to beat back

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squalid

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dirty; morally repulsive

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stagnate

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to lie inactive; to fail to progress or develop

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critical

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inclined to find fault it to judge with severity, often too readily

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forthright

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directly grant without hesitation; blunt; candid

44
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intimate

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closely aquatinted; familiar, close

45
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optimistic

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hopeful, cheerful; believe that the best will happen

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pessimistic

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seeing the worst side of things; tendency to expect only bad outcomes; gloomy; joyless; unhopeful

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sardonic

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scornfully and bitterly sarcastic; cynical