Words Flashcards
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Undermine
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To hurt, weaken, or destroy, often in an underhanded or sneaky way.
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Conventional
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Based on accepted practice; traditional; customary; orthodox.
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Dismissive
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Rejecting someone’s ideas or worth, usually as beneath consideration; condescending; contemptuous.
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Aesthetic
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Relating to what is beautiful.
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Objective
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Based on facts rather than personal feelings: unbiased.
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Reconcile
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To adjust the differences between things; to reach an agreement, especially after an argument; to overcome discord.
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Speculative
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Taking a chance; risky; uncertain; cannot be confirmed.
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Accessible
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Being able to enter and approach a place.
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Decorum
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Correct behavior, proper etiquette.
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Impulsive
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Tending to act on impulse and without thought.
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Deride
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To ridicule something; to laugh at something as ridiculous; to mock.
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Suppress
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To stop something from rising or coming out by holding it down.
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Complacent
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Overly pleased with an accomplishment; overconfident.
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Reverent
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Deeply honoring or respectful; venerating.
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Disparage
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To insult or put down; to offend.
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Relevant
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Relating to the subject at hand; important or significant; pertinent.
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Prudent
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Careful; cautious; especially about money; having good judgement.
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Refute
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To prove wrong or false.
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Inevitable
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Certain to happen; unavoidable.
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Innocuous
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Harmless; not dangerous at all; not likely to provoke a strong reaction.
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Convey
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To make something known; to reveal; to communicate.
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Profound
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Wise; deep; beneath the surface.
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Ironic
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A statement or situation that conveys a second meaning at odds with the apparent meaning; humorous.
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Ambivalent
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Undecided; feeling positively and negatively towards something.
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Pragmatic
Getting things done in an effective ways; practical.
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Innovative
New; revolutionary.
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Rational
Based on reason rather than emotions; logical.
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Abstract
Based on general ideas; not solid or concrete.
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Distinct
Clearly separate from others; not identical; different; clear.
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Felicitous
Well-chosen; especially in appropriate; pleasing.
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Resolute
Determined to succeed; not easily discouraged; persistent.
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Diverse
Varying something composed of distinct or unlike elements or qualities.
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Trivial
Unimportant; insignificant; negligible.
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Discern
To notice; to see clearly; to distinguish; to discriminate.
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Enhance
To strengthen; to improve.
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Redundant
Extra, so not needed; extraneous.
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Tempered
Mild; not severe or extreme; controlled; moderate; restrained.
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Dubious
Doubtful, and probably untrue; implausible.
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Depict
To represent in words or pictures; to describe a scene or situation; to show; to convey.
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Compelling
To arouse an irresistible feeling; forceful.
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Indifferent
Not caring about something one way or the other; apathetic.
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Embellish
To decorate; to make beautiful or aesthetic; to make additions to, especially as in adding fictitious details to a story.
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Supplant
To replace as better.
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Fabricate
To make or devise something; to make up an elaborate story.
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Plausible
Believable; likely.
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Parallel
Something equivalent; a comparison; an analogy.
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Eradicate
To wipe out; to eliminate; to destroy.
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Dominant
Having great or complete power or influence over someone or something.
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Deleterious
Harmful.
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Discord
Disagreement; disharmony, especially among people; tension or unease between people, and often the resulting confusion.
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Futile
Completely useless or ineffective.
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Indulgent
Giving in to another's wishes; permissive; lenient.
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Indignant
Annoyed or insulted, especially about ones dignity.
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Eclectic
Selecting from the best different sources; selective; varied.
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Vindicate
To prove someone right in the end; to free him or her from blame; to exonerate.
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Exemplary
Showing by being a great example.
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Inhibit
To block; to hold back; to impede or suppress.
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Discredit
To harm someone's reputation; to show something should not be trusted.
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Contemporary
Occurring at the present time; occurring at the same time in history.
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Provoke
To arouse strong feelings in someone; to anger.
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Solicitous
Eager to help; asking if one can help.
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Daunting
Discouraging; intimidating; scary.
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Skepticism
Doubt
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Coherent
Sticking together in a unified whole; orderly.
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Autonomy
Independence; self-government.
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Comprehensive
All-inclusive; thorough; complete.
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Ambiguous
Unclear; capable of being interpreted in more than one way; doubtful.
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Pretentious
Believing oneself to better than others; boastful.
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Rhetoric
Impressive sounding, though sometimes empty, words; a formal speech.
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Ephemeral
Short-lived; present so fleetingly as barely to exist.
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Spurious
Not genuine; fake; false.
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Valid
Well grounded; sound; logical; effective.
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Contempt
Looking down on others or feeling superior to them; to feel that someone or something deserves great disrespect.
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Restrained
Calm and collected; controlled.
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Mundane
Relating to everyday life; uninspired.
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Impetuous
Rash; impulsive.
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Repudiate
To reject a person or an idea completely; to have nothing to with any longer.
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Definitive
Settling a disputed matter finally; no longer tentative.
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Debunk
To prove wrong or false.
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Divergent
To separate.
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Digress
To wander away from a topic.
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Sustain
To hold up; to support.
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Incongruous
Not fitting or matching.
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Diffident
Lacking confidence; shy.
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Subtle
So slight as to be hard to notice.
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Transient
Passing through a place quickly; short lived.
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Serene
Not disturbed; peaceful.
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Inconsequential
Not worth noticing; unimportant.
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Scrutinize
To examine something closely, especially with an aim to find faults.
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Assert
To state a belief positively.
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Foster
To promote; to encourage.
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Perplex
To confuse; to mystify.
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Narrative
An account, story, or history about something.
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Prosaic
Ordinary; lacking imagination.
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Substantiate
To offer supporting evidence; to help prove.
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Optimistic
Hopeful.
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Tranquil
Calm; peaceful.
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Denounce
To put someone down; to blame someone.
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Condescend
To talks down to; to act superior to.
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Partisan
Supporting one side in a dispute, especially over political matters; biased.
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Prosperity
Success, especially financial.
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Lucid
Clear; easily understood.
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Advocate
Someone who supports a cause.
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Distinguish
To notice; to pick something out.
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Superficial
Shallow.
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Illusory
Seemingly real but not; deceptive; false.
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Apprehensive
Having great doubts; nervous.
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Nostalgia
Fondness for and missing the past.
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Benevolent
Kind; generous.
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Sympathy
Sharing feelings; showing concern for another.
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Corrupt
To ruin something.
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Polemical
Arguing a position, especially a radical one.
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Belie
To contradict; to fail to confirm.
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Mock
To ridicule.
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Compromised
To make insecure or to place in danger; agreeing to something partially.
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Disdain
Considering someone or something beneath oneself.
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Presumption
A bold assumption; being overly bold with someone to the point of disrespect.
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Caustic
Burning; sarcastic.
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Deferential
Respectful.
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Subjective
Open to interpretation; reflecting someone's perspective.
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Capricious
Unpredictable; whimsical.
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Animated
Lively; vigorous.
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Endorse
To support; to approve.
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Auspicious
Promising; favorable.
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Exacerbate
To make a bad situation worse.
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Obscure
Not easily noticed; unclear; vague.
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Dogmatic
Stubbornly opinionated; arrogantly inflexible.
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Extravagant
Fancy; luxurious.
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Venerate
To honor above others.
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Gregarious
Friendly.
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Attain
To achieve.
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Elude
To avoid being found or caught, usually by being clever.
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Tenacious
Persistent, especially in the face of continuing challenges; stubborn.
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Mediate
To try to help two arguing sides reach an agreement.
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Meticulous
Careful; thorough.
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Negligible
Extremely small; so unimportant it can be ignored.
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Equanimity
Calm; composure, especially under difficult circumstances.
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Mitigate
To lessen the severity or force of something.
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Transitory
Of short duration; brief.
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Immutable
Un changing; not able to change.
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Evoke
To inspire; to arouse.
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Cursory
Hurried and superficial.
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Rancor
Extremely bad feelings about something.
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Authentic
Genuine; true.
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Reserved
Generally quiet and reserved in behavior.
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Intuitive
Knowing by instinct as opposed to rational thought.
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Satirize
To imitate so as to make fun of.
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Devoid
Lacking.
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Concise
Expressing a lot using few words; short and clear.
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Erroneous
Wrong; mistaken.
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Collaborate
To work together with someone as equals on a project.
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Thwart
To lock or impede someone's plan, often for a long time or permanently.
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Spontaneous
Happening without being planned.
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Implement
To put into practice.
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Underscore
To emphasize.
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Explicate
To explain or analyze logically; to clear up any misunderstanding.
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Exasperate
To annoy someone to the point of frustration.
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Momentous
Extremely important.
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Pertinent
Important; relevant.
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Conspicuous
Obvious; easily seen.
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Amiable
Friendly; nice.
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Widespread
Widely spread out or shared.
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Pervasive
Appearing or being everywhere.
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Prophetic
Foretelling events.
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Cynical
Looking at the bad side of people's actions.
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Tenuous
Thin; insubstantial; unable to support anything else.
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Innate
Inborn; inherited.
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Explicit
Clearly stated; in plain view.
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Distort
To twist something out of shape; to misrepresent.
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Challenge
To question or dispute the truth of validity of something.
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Acclaim
High praise.
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Moderate
Not extreme; reasonable.
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Legitimate
Justified by some rule or law.
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Patronize
To be a customer; to treat rudely.
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Exacting
Demanding; insisting on.
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Contentious
To fight; to deal with difficulty; to argue a point.
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Conscientious
Careful; diligent.
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Diligent
Always careful and hardworking.
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Deter
To prevent; to discourage; to impede.
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Initiate
To begin.
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Champion
To support; to fight for.
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Mediocre
Second-rate; average to poor quality.
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Domestic
Relating to the home; relating to one's country.
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Pedantic
Overly academic about minor matters.
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Wary
Cautious; careful.
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Vulnerable
Able to be hurt.
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Opportunist
Someone who takes advantage of opportunities.
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Discriminating
Selective; making a clear distinction between things.
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Adept
Skillful
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Anachronistic
Out of date.
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Provincial
Relating to a region or province; narrow minded.
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Obstinate
Stubborn.
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Heresy
A statement, action, or belief that goes a dominant religion or system of beliefs; any belief that goes sharply against the accepted viewpoint on a subject.
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Articulate
Able to express ideas clearly.
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Formal
Standard; following rules.
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Detached
Unemotional; unbiased.
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Conformist
Someone who follows rules or conventions.
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Complement
To fit well with; to complete something.
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Intrepid
Brave; fearless.
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Feasible
Possible; workable.
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Proponent
A supporter.
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Reprehensible
Deserving great blame; wicked; evil.
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Extol
To praise highly.
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Compatible
Able to exist with something else.
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Radical
Not moderate; extremely unconventional, and almost heretical.
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Erratic
Moving in an unpredictable way.
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Inherent
Inborn; essential.
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Resilient
Quickly bouncing back; flexible under pressure.
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Tractable
Obedient; easily controlled.
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Clandestine
Secret.
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Commend
To praise.
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Adversity
A difficult, harmful, or dangerous situation.
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Convoluted
Complicated; twisted.
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Empathy
Ability to see and feel things from another person's point of view.
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Inundate
To flood; to overwhelm with over abundance.
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Genial
Friendly; good-natured.
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Insolvent
Unable to pay.
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Impede
To block; to hinder.
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Equivocal
Intentionally unclear or ambiguous.
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Decisive
Quick to decide; definite.
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Transcend
To move beyond and often overcome.
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Prohibitive
Tending to prevent or impede.
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Dilatory
Delaying; not prompt.
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Divisive
Tending to divide parties; creating or stirring up disagreement.
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Tolerant
Accepting of differences with others; able to deal with.
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Cerebral
Intellectual.
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Cantankerous
Bad-tempered: irritable.
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Consensus
General agreement.
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Notion
An idea of concept, usually unproven.
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Compound
To combine; to increase.
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Circumscribe
To draw a line around: to restrict; to define.
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Tentative
Not final; dependent.
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Enigmatic
Puzzling; mysterious.
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Colleague
A coworker.
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Regenerate
To grow back; to regain health.
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Hackneyed
Unoriginal; overused.
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Preclude
To prevent; to make impossible.
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Attribute
To claim something as a cause, a characteristic, or an aspect of something.
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Naïve
Unsophisticated; innocent.
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Chronological
In order of time.
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Exorbitant
Excessive; unreasonable.
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Didactic
Intended to instruct.
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Idiosyncratic
A quirky or highly individualistic way of doing something or behaving; relating to an odd personal habit or characteristic.
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Banal
Ordinary; commonplace.
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Static
Not moving.
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Extraneous
Unnecessary; irrelevant.
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Notorious
Widely known or famous, usually in a bad way.
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Abundant
Plentiful
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Salutary
Beneficial
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Ardent
Extremely eager and enthusiastic.
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Impenetrable
Unable to be penetrated or understood.
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Amicable
Friendly, especially after a dispute.
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Trite
Not original; done many times already.
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Toxic
Extremely harmful.
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Disparity
Inequality.
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Incisive
Sharp; clear.
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Allude
To hint at; to refer to indirectly.
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Verbose
Wordy.
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Account
A report, description, or explanation.
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Anecdote
A brief personal story, account, or illustration.
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Affectation
A pretentious or inauthentic way of behaving; pretending to be something.
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Resignation
Reluctantly accepting a less than ideal situation; giving in.
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Composure
Extreme calm and confidence.
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Florid
Overly decorated; flowery.
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Amenable
Cooperative; willing.
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Condone
To allow to happen; to forgive or overlook something wrong.
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Tedious
Boring; monotonous.
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Officious
Bossy; overly asserting one's authority.
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Exploit
To use to advantage.
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Assiduous
Hardworking; dedicated.
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Neutral
Not taking sides, especially in a dispute.
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Scrupulous
Principled; highly moral.
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Laconic
Habitually using few words.
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Authoritarian
Demanding absolute obedience.
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Refinement
Elegance; improving something, often by making it pure.
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Incorporate
To include as a part within a larger whole.
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Predator
A hunter.
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Incredulous
Disbelieving; highly if not completely skeptical.
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Hypothesis
Something suppose to be true, but not yet proven.
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Duplicity
Deceitfulness; double-dealing.
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Languid
Lazy; lacking energy.
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Orthodox
Traditional; conservative.
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Ominous
Threatening, as an omen.
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Tacit
Understood without needing to be said; implied.
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Astute
Insightful; clever; wise.
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Aspect
The look or appearance of something, especially from a particular viewpoint.
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Peremptory
Bossy; tending to cut others off.
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Vignette
A brief description of a scene.
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Intrusive
Butting in; joining in without being wanted.
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Prevalent
Common; existing everywhere.
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Indisputable
Certain; absolute.
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Merit
Praiseworthy excellence.
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Lament
To regret deeply, sometimes to the point of grief.
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Exonerate
To free from blame.
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Terse
Brief and often abruptly to the point.
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Sensibility
Preferences; awareness; tastes.
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Evanescent
Fleeting; lasting only a short while.
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Renowned
Famous in a good way.
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Indigenous
Native.
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Repressed
Held down or held back.
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Ingenuous
Naïve; childlike.
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Adulation
Deep and perhaps excessive admiration.
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Expedient
Practical; useful; helpful.
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Vapid
Bland and uninteresting.
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Encompass
To include; to encircle.
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Exclusive
Shutting out; limited.
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Scarce
Rare, and often less than required.
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Engaging
Interesting almost to the point of exciting; tending to attract and occupy someone's attention.
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Urbane
Sophisticated; having highly refined manners.
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Sanguine
Hopeful; optimistic.
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Sarcasm
Biting and often ironic and caustic remarks or attitude.
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Adversary
An opponent.
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Surreptitious
Not out in the open; sneaky.
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Vicarious
Living through the experience of another.
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Parochial
Narrow-minded; having a limited outlook.
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Revival
Returning to life or to use.
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Improvise
To deal with things as they come.
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Apathetic
Not caring about someone or an outcome, one way or another.
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Corroborate
To support or back up; to provide evidence for.
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Unprecedented
Without precedent; highly unusual; remarkable; never seen before.
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Alleviate
To lessen the pain or severity of something.
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Prominent
Standing out; well known.
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Circumspect
Careful; cautious.
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Dissipation
Wasting money, energy, or resources.
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Laudatory
(Of speech or writing) expressing praise and commendation.
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Premonition
A strong feeling of something about to happen, esp. something unpleasant.
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Rapacious
Agrees overly greedy or grasping.
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Subordinate
Lower in rank or position.
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Plastic
Capable of being shaped or formed; easily molded or influenced.
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Discriminating
Showing careful judgement; perceptive; astute.
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Impassive
Dispassionate, without feeling.
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Fatalism
Resigned to defeat.
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Disinterested
Neutral or impartial.
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Conviction
Certainty.
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Buoyant
Cheerful.
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Slight
Insult.
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Complex
Network.
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Eclipse
Surpass.
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Diversion
Entertainment.
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Gravity
Seriousness.
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Appropriate
Seize.
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Amity
A friendly relationship.
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Plaintive
Sounding sad or mournful.
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Proclivity
A tendency to choose or do something regularly.
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Monolithic
Formed of a single large block of stone.
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Flouted
Openly disregard (a rule, law, or convention).
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Mercenary
Primarily concerned with making money at the expense of others.
