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aberration circumspect

a state or condition markedly different from the careful to consider potential consequences and
norm avoid risk
abhor clandestine
find repugnant conducted with or marked by hidden aims or
methods
acquiesce
coerce
agree or express agreement
cause to do through pressure or necessity
alacrity
coherent
liveliness and eagerness
marked by an orderly and consistent relation of
amiable parts
diffusing warmth and friendliness complacency
appease the feeling you have when you are satisfied with
make peace with yourself

arcane confidant

requiring secret or mysterious knowledge someone to whom private matters are told

avarice connive

reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
wealth cumulative
brazen increasing by successive addition
unrestrained by convention or propriety debase
brusque make impure by adding a foreign or inferior
rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner substance

cajole decry

influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or express strong disapproval of


flattering deferential
callous showing courteous regard for people's feelings
emotionally hardened demure
candor shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative
the quality of being honest and straightforward way

chide deride

scold or reprimand severely or angrily treat or speak of with contempt


despot furtive
a cruel and oppressive dictator secret and sly or sordid
diligent gluttony
quietly and steadily persevering in detail or habitual eating to excess
exactness
gratuitous
elated
unnecessary and unwarranted
exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
haughty
eloquent
having or showing arrogant superiority
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
hypocrisy
embezzle
pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do
appropriate fraudulently to one's own use not have
empathy impeccable
understanding and entering into another's feelings without fault or error
enmity impertinent
a state of deep-seated ill-will improperly forward or bold
erudite implacable
having or showing profound knowledge incapable of being appeased or pacified
extol impudent
praise, glorify, or honor improperly forward or bold
fabricate incisive
put together out of artificial or natural components demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine
distinctions
feral
indolent
wild and menacing
disinclined to work or exertion
flabbergasted
inept
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
generally incompetent and ineffectual
forsake
infamy
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave
in the lurch a state of extreme dishonor
fractious inhibit
easily irritated or annoyed limit the range or extent of
innate nadir
present at birth but not necessarily hereditary the lowest point of anything
insatiable nominal
impossible to fulfill, appease, or gratify relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a
name
insular
novice
relating to or characteristic of or situated on an
island someone new to a field or activity
intrepid nuance
invulnerable to fear or intimidation a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or
attitude
inveterate
oblivious
habitual
lacking conscious awareness of
jubilant
obsequious
full of high-spirited delight
attempting to win favor from influential people by
knell flattery
the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a obtuse
death
of an angle, between 90 and 180 degrees
lithe
Panacea
moving and bending with ease
the goddess of healing
lurid
parody
glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by
sensationalism a composition that imitates or misrepresents a
style
maverick
penchant
someone who exhibits independence in thought
and action a strong liking
meticulous perusal
marked by precise accordance with details the act of examining or reading carefully
modicum plethora
a small or moderate or token amount extreme excess
morose predilection
showing a brooding ill humor a predisposition in favor of something
myriad quaint
a large indefinite number attractively old-fashioned
rash conspicuously and offensively loud
imprudently incurring risk wanton
refurbish a lewd or lascivious person
improve the appearance or functionality of zenith
repudiate the point above the observer directly opposite the
nadir
refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
rife
excessively abundant
salient
conspicuous, prominent, or important
serendipity
good luck in making unexpected and fortunate
discoveries
staid
characterized by dignity and propriety
superfluous
more than is needed, desired, or required
sycophant
a person who tries to please someone to gain an
advantage
taciturn
habitually reserved and uncommunicative
truculent
defiantly aggressive
umbrage
a feeling of anger caused by being offended
venerable
profoundly honored
vex
disturb, especially by minor irritations
vociferous

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