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frivolous
not serious; trivial; silly
taciturn
quiet; saying little
infamous
notorious; scandalous
redundant
repetitive; unnecessary; superfluous
authoritarian
like a dictator
exhaustive
thorough; complete
profuse
flowing freely; generous; excessive
expedient
useful for effecting a desired result
fastidious
not easy to please; overly critical
prosaic
uninspired; dull; banal
philanthropy
a desire to help mankind
languid
slow; tired; drooping; weak
astute
perceptive; clever
authentic
real; genuine
brevity
briefness
relevant
pertinent; important to know
incoherent
impossible to understand; chaotic
mitigate
to make milder; to make less severe
reprehensible
shameful; bad
augment
to add; to increase; to make bigger
engender
to create; to produce
deride (derision)
to ridicule; to make fun of
acclaim
praise; applause; admiration
lethargic
tired; languid; weak
fanatic
one who is very devoted to a cause or an idea
novel
new; unusual (secondary meaning)
solemn
serious; grave
ambivalent
undecided
reticent
quiet; uncommunicative; taciturn
ferver
passion; zeal; great enthusiasm
scanty
inadequate; minimal
dispassionate
free from passion or spirit
pragmatic
practical
didactic
instructive
deference (defer)
a show of respect
alleviate
to lighten or relieve
vacillate
to waiver between choices
endorse
to approve of; to give support to
conspicuous
easily seen; out in the open
negligence
carelessness; neglect; indifference
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