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Abject

Hopeless, extremely sad and servile; defeated.

Abridge

To shorten without losing key content.

Adroit

Skillful and clever.

Antipathy

A deep dislike.

Acrid

Sharp or bitter in smell or taste.

Audacity

Boldness; reckless daring; impertinence.

Belie

Fail to give a true notion; or contradict.

Beset

To harass or to surround.

Burgeon

To grow or develop rapidly; to flourish.

Cajole

To persuade through flattery or coaxing.

Capricious

Impulsive; prone to sudden mood changes.

Castigate

To criticize or reprimand severely.

Celibacy

Abstaining from marriage and sexual relations.

Charisma

Magnetic charm or appeal.

Culpable

Deserving blame or at fault.

Conciliatory

Making peace; attempting to resolve a dispute through goodwill.

Depravity

Moral corruption or wickedness.

Dogmatic

Characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts.

Evanescent

Quickly fading or disappearing.

Farcical

Absurd or ludicrous.

Insipid

Lacking flavor, vigor, or interest; dull.

Ostentatious

Showy; designed to attract attention.

Perfunctory

Careless; unenthusiastic.

Perquisite

A privilege that goes along with a job; a 'perk'.

Polarize

To divide into opposing groups.

Proliferate

To increase rapidly in numbers; multiply.

Spurious

False or counterfeit; not genuine.

Stagnation

Inactivity or lack of growth.

Superficial

Concerned only with surface aspects; lacking depth.

Vociferous

Loud and forceful in expressing opinions.