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Aberration

deviation from what is normal or expected.

Abhor

to detest or strongly dislike.

Acumen

keen insight or quick judgment.

Adamant

refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind; stubborn

Adversary

opponent or enemy.

Advocate

publicly support or recommend.

Affable

friendly and easy to talk to.

Aggregate

Gathered into a whole; total; a whole formed by combining elements.

Altruistic

unselfish, concerned with the welfare of 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old-fashioned or outdated.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, enthusiasm, or concern

Arbitrary

based on random choice or whim.

Ascertain

find (something) out for certain; make sure of

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 in writing or speech.

Capricious

given to sudden, unpredictable changes.

Catalyst

something causing significant change.

Chastise

rebuke or reprimand severely.

Coalesce

come together and form one mass or whole.

Cohesion

unity or sticking together.

Complacent

satisfied, unconcerned.

Condone

accept or overlook behavior considered wrong.

Conjecture

guess based on incomplete evidence.

Consensus

general agreement.

Construe

interpret in a particular way.

Contentious

controversial or prone to arguing.

Copious

abundant in quantity; plentiful.

Cryptic

mysterious or obscure.

Debilitate

make someone weak.

Decorum

proper behavior; behavior keeping with good taste.

Deleterious

causing harm or damage.

Demagogue

leader exploiting emotions to gain power.

Diligent

hardworking and meticulous.

Disparage

Degrade; 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 judgment.

Laudable

worthy of 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

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

luck; 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.