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enamoured
very fond of something or someone
provocative
causing thought or a reaction
tyrannical
exercising power in a cruel or unjust way
condescension
An attitude or behaviour that shows you think you are more important or smarter than others
adoration
deep love and respect
encompass
to surround, include, or contain
immutable
Unchanging over time; unable to be changed
afflicts
causes pain suffering or distress
ineradicable
unable to be removed
ostrazisation
excluding from society
yearns for
craves
acquiesced
submitting without question
quixotic
extremely unrealistic
loathsome
causing hatred or disgust
shaped by
created by
intricate
complex
inevitable
certain
provocative
causing thought or a reaction
ensnared
caught in a trap
ferocitiy
viciousness
hyperbolic
deliberately exaggerating
despair
loss of hope
abundance
very large quantity of something
accumulation
gathering
caricature
a character of
uninviting
unwelcoming
berefit
deprived
emblem
symbolic
exploitation
treating someone unfairly
microcosm
absolves
rids
condemned
punished
serene, harmonious
calm
euphoric, jubilant
happy
perplexed
confused
minuscule, miniature
small
imperative
important
heinous, malevolent
evil
fatigued
tired
sluggish
slow
authoritative
commanding
fragile, feeble
weak
loathsome, gruesome, malodorous
disgusting
appetising, luscious
tasty
exceptional
good
startled, petrified
scared
dazzling, mesmerising, resplendent
beautiful
crisp
cold
sweltering, blazing
hot
pyrrhic
won at too great a cost to be worthwhile for the victor
“a company could win a lawsuit but it was a pyrrhic victory”
disconcerted
unsettled
inadvertently
unintentionally
prudent
showing good judgement
mar
damage, spoil or ruin
“a huge scar marred his face”
notoriety
state of being well known for something bad
"the song has gained some notoriety in the press"
beguiled
deceived or captivated
“She was cunning enough to beguile her classmates”
eccentricities
unusual behaviours or traits
“"we all have our little eccentricities"“
enthralled
completely captivated or fascinated
dilapidated
state of disrepair
parasitic
describes something or someone that lives off of others
dwindling
diminishing in size
imbued
permeated with
enigmatic
difficult to understand
degradation
being degraded
frugality
careful with money
assimilate
involve
galvanise
shock someone into taking action
overzealous
showing too much
avariciousness
selfish desire for wealth
reclusive
avoiding company of others
somber, morose
sad
indignant, exasperated
angry
lethargic
lazy
abominable
bad
agile, nimble
fast
hideous, unsightly
ugly
valiant, gallant
brave
profound
(of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense.
inherrant
existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute.
infallible
incapable of making mistakes or being wrong
redemptive
acting to save someone from error or evil.
deemed
regard or consider in a specified way
affirms
declares support for, defends
incompatible
incapable of coexisting
gratuitous
done without good reason; uncalled for
exemplifies
illustrate or clarify by giving an example
reframes
express differently
negate
make ineffective; nullify.
transcends
be or go beyond the range or limits of
epistemological flawed
something that makes it harder for us to discover the truth
assertion
a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief
intensifies
makes more dramatic
constructed
created carefully
utilised
make practical and effective use of
communicates
conveys or passes on
undermine
lessen the effectiveness
stark
severe
implying
hinting
alludes to
call attention to indirectly
dramatically alters
changes drastically