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obsolete

(adjective) out-of-date, no longer in use

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apprehensive

(adjective) fearful or anxious, especially about the future

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animosity

(noun) strong dislike; bitter hostility

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apathy

(noun) a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest

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commend

(verb) to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of

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compatible

(adjective) able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system

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condolence

(noun) an expression of sympathy

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consecrate

(verb) to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose

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decrepit

(adjective) old and feeble; worn-out, ruined

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deride

(verb) to ridicule, laugh at with contempt

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ingenuous

(adjective) innocent, simple; frank, sincere

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multifarious

(adjective) having great variety; numerous and diverse

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omnivorous

(adjective) eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes

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parsimonious

(adjective) stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small

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quandary

(noun) a state of perplexity or doubt

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recalcitrant

(adjective) stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority

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reprisal

(noun) an injury done in return for injury

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revel

(verb) to take great pleasure in (noun) a wild celebration

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stultify

(verb) to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on

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suave

(adjective) smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses

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