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Aberration

Deviation from what is normal or expected

Abhor

To detest or strongly dislike

Acumen

Keen insight or quick judgement

Adamant

Refusing to be persuaded or change one’s mind

Adversary

Opponent or enemy

Advocate

Publicly support or recommend

Affable

Friendly and easy to talk to

Aggregate

A whole formed by combining elements

Altruistic

Selflessly concerned for others

Ambivalent

Having mixed or uncertain feelings

Amicable

Characterized by friendly goodwill

Anecdote

Short interesting personal story

Anomaly

Something unusual or irregular

Antiquated

Old fashioned or outdated

Apathy

Lack of interest or enthusiasm

Arbitrary

Based on random choice or whim

Ascertain

Find out with certainty

Audacious

Bold and daring

Avarice

Extreme greed for wealth

Bellicose

Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight

Benevolent

Kind and generous

Bolster

Support or strengthen

Brevity

Concise and exact use of words

Capricious

Given to sudden unpredictable changes

Catalyst

Something causing significant change

Chastise

Rebuke or reprimand severely

Coalesce

Come together to form one mass

Cohesion

Unity or sticking together

Complacent

Self satisfied, unconcerned

Condone

Accept or overlook behaviour considered wrong

Conjecture

Guess placed on incomplete evidence

Consensus

General agreement

Construe

Interpret in a particular way

Contentious

Controversial or prone to arguing

Copious

Abundant in quantity

Cryptic

Mysterious or obscure

Debilitate

Make someone weak

Decorum

Behaviour keeping with good taste

Deleterious

Causing harm or damage

Demagogue

Leader exploiting emotions to gain power

Diligent

Hardworking and meticulous

Disparage

Belittle or criticize unfairly

Disseminate

Spread widely

Eclectic

Selecting from diverse sources

Elucidate

Clarify or explain clearly

Eminent

Distinguished or famous

Equanimity

Calmness under pressure

Esoteric

Understood by few, obscure

Expedite

Speed up the process

Fallacious

Based on incorrect reasoning

Fastidious

Very attentive to detail

Fervent

Showing intense passion

Garrulous

Excessively talkative

Gregarious

Fond of company, sociable

Harbinger

Something signaling future events

Haughty

Arrogantly superior

Imminent

About to happen

Immutable

Unchanging over time

Impartial

Unbiased and fair

Imperative

Essential or urgent

Indolent

Habitually lazy

Innocuous

Harmless or inoffensive

Insidious

Subtly harmful or deceitful

Judicious

Wise, showing sound judgement

Laudable

Deserving praise

Lucid

Clear and understandable

Malicious

Intentionally harmful

Mitigate

Make less severe or intense

Mundane

Lacking excitement, ordinary

Nuance

Subtle difference or distinction

Obsolete

No longer in use, outdated

Ostensible

Stated or appearing true, but not necessarily so

Palpable

Capable of being felt or perceived

Paradigm

A typical example or model

Pecuniary

Relating to money

Pernicious

Highly destructive or harmful

Pragmatic

Practical rather than idealistic

Precocious

Advanced or mature at an early age

Prevalent

Widespread or commonly occurring

Proclivity

Natural inclination or tendency

Prudent

Careful, cautious, and wise

Recalcitrant

Stubbornly resistant to authority

Redundant

No longer needed, superfluous

Relinquish

Voluntarily give up

Resilient

Able to quickly recover from difficulties

Reticent

Reserved or unwilling to communicate

Sagacious

Wise, insightful, discerning

Scrupulous

Diligent, thorough, extremely attentive

Serendipity

Accidental beneficial discovery

Superfluous

Unnecessary or excessive

Taciturn

Quiet and reserved in speech

Tenacious

Persistent, determined

Transient

Temporary, short lived

Ubiquitous

Existing everywhere simultaneously

Unilateral

Involving only one side or party

Vacillate

Alternate indecisively between choices

Vehement

Showing strong, passionate feeling

Venerate

Regard with great respect

Vindicate

Clear from blame or suspicion

Zealous

Enthusiastically devoted