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acrimonious |
caustic |
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ameliorate |
to make better, to relieve, to improve |
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amenable |
open to or willing to follow advice or suggestion, tractable, malleable |
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amorphous |
shapeless, having no definite form |
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buoyant |
capable of floating: cheerful |
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cajole |
to persuade with deliberate flattery, to coax, to wheedle |
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calamity |
a serious event causing distress or misfortune |
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debase |
to reduce in dignity or quality |
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efface |
to erase, to wear away |
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elucidate |
to make clear, to explain |
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ephemeral |
lasting a short period fo time, fleeting |
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ferocity |
savagery |
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flourish |
to thrive, to grow well |
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haughty |
arrogant, excessively proud and vain |
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impervious |
incapable of being entered or penetrated, not capable of being damaged |
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inane |
lacking significance, meaning, or point; silly, insipid |
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indolence |
laziness |
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infallible |
incapable of error |
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inscrutable |
difficult to understand; mysterious |
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languid |
slow, sluggish, listless, weak |
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malice |
desire to harm others |
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oblique |
slanting, indirect, evasive, devious, misleading |
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opulence |
wealth, affluence, abundance |
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penitent |
showing or feeling regret for wrongdoing, repentant |
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perfunctory |
acting routinely with little interest or care |
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antiquated |
obsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable |
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arable |
fit for plowing, tillable |
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ascendancy |
domination; growing power |
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atrophy |
to waste away, to wither |
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clandestine |
secret |
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conciliate |
to reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship |
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cursory |
superficial, casual, hastily done |
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derision |
scoffing at, mockery, ridicule |
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enmity |
absolute hatred |
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extricate |
to free, to disentangle |
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forbearance |
patience, lenience |
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frivolous |
lacking in seriousness or importance |
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garrulous |
talkative, rambling |
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impetuous |
violent, hasty, rash, impulsive |
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industrious |
skillfully busy or occupied |
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infamous |
having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad |
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insolence |
insulting or contemptuous behavior |
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levity |
excessive frivolity, flippancy |
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oblivion |
state of being forgotten |
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paradoxical |
something that appears false or contradictory but is actually correct |
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perjury |
false testimony under oath |
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rancor |
bitter deep-seated ill will, enmity |
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sycophant |
a self-serving flatterer, a brownnoser |
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vacillating |
changing, fluctuating |
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vivid |
bright, distinct, and clear |
