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 abstinence | the act or practice from refraining from an indulgence, particularly appetite, certain food or drink, drugs, etc. |
| abstract | referring to something that exists as an idea and is not a concrete reality |
| acquiesce | to comply or consent without argument or protest |
| acute | sharp, severe, intense |
| alienate | to make indifferent or hostile |
| aloof | reserved, disinterested |
| altercation | an angry or heated dispute |
| ambidextrous | able to use both hands equally well; unusually skillful |
| analogous | similar in some respects though otherwise dissimilar |
| benevolent | characterized by goodwill or kindly feelings |
| cache | a hiding place esp. in the ground for storing food, treasure, etc. |
| celestial | pertaining to the sky or heaven |
| cliché | anything trite or commonplace that has lost its originality or impact through overuse |
| concise | expressing much in few words |
| criterion | a standard of judgment; a rule or principle for evaluation |
| culinary | pertaining to the kitchen or cooking |
| demeanor | conduct or behavior; facial appearance |
| denunciation | an accusation of crime before a public prosecutor or tribunal |
| despot | ruler with absolute power; a tyrant |
| embellish | to add ornamental or fictitious details |
| enigma | a puzzling or inexplicable person, thing, riddle, etc. |
| exemplary | serving as a model or pattern |
| fallacy | a deceptive or misleading notion or belief; statement or argument based on false or invalid information |
| fastidious | excessively demanding, critical, or particular; difficult to please |
| glutton | person who eats or drinks excessively; person with remarkable desire or capacity |
| gullible | easily deceived or cheated |
| homogenous | same or similar |
| hypothetical | imaginary or supposed; based on a hypothesis |
| imminent | likely to occur at any moment; impending |
| malicious | deliberately harmful, vicious |
| meandering | moving aimlessly without a fixed direction |
| mitigate | to lessen in intensity, to make less severe |
| morose | gloomy, ill-humored |
| obscure | not clear, vague, difficult to understand |
| procrastinate | to put off or delay |
| proximity | nearness in place, time, occurrence or order |
| rancor | bitter resentment, ill-will, hatred |
| rant | to speak or write in an angry or violent manner |
| redundant | unnecessary repetitiveness in expressing ideas |
| scoff | to mock or jeer |
| skeptic | a person who questions the validity or truth of something |
| skeptical | showing doubt |
| solemn | deeply serious and sober |
| sporadic | appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time, occasional |
| taciturn | inclined to silence, not talkative |
| tentative | uncertain; unsure |
| terse | abruptly concise |
| tyrannical | unjustly cruel, harsh or oppressive |
| unethical | not conforming to approved standards of social or professional behavior |
| acclaim | to praise enthusiastically and often publicly |
| adamant | stubbornly unyielding in spite of pleas and appeals |
| animosity | bitter hatred; a hostile feeling or act |
| condone | to overlook, to disregard, to make allowances for without protest |
| devious | departing from the accepted or proper way; shifty, crooked, deceitful |
| fleeting | passing swiftly, vanishing quickly, transient |
| indifferent | without interest or concert; not caring |
| obsolete | no longer in general use, out-dated |
| unfathomable | difficult or impossible to understand or measure |
| stagnate | to stop flowing or progressing; to make foul from standing (as in water) |
| rejuvenate | to make young again, to return to a former state |