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enigma
a mystery; hard to understand or explain
apathy
lack of emotion or interest
indifferent
having no preference
revere
to worship; to honor
candor
frankness; honesty
reticent
restrained; uncommunicative
aesthetic
concerning art or beauty
ascetic
without indulgence or luxuries
autonomy
self-rule; independece
disdain
contempt
innocuous
harmless; insignificant
banal
commonplace; dull; ordinary
ambiguous
unclear; undecided
anarchy
lack of government; chaos
ameliorate
to improve
atrophy
to waste away form lack of use
innovate
to make changes; to modernize
servile
overly submissive; cringing
extol
to praise
augment
to add to; increase
benevolent
kindly; to wish well
derision
contempt; ridiculed
disparity
inequality
flagrant
glaringly wrong; conspicuously faulty
indolence
laziness
aquiesce
to give in; agree
prodigal
extravagant; wasteful
capricious
whimsical; unpredictable
prosaic
commonplace; uninspired; dull
austere
severe; strict
complacent
smug; self-satisfied
compliance
conforming to a request or demand
dubious
doubtful
ephemeral
short-lived; fleeting
inevitable
unavoidable; bound to happen
insipid
bland; boringo
obscure
unclear; clouded; partially hidden
depravity
corruption; wickedness
discern
to distinguish one thing from another
expedite
to quicken
peripheral
on the edge; unimportant
taciturn
quiet; uncommunicative; silent
apprehensive
fearful; worried
expedient
advantageous; convenient
fasitidious
finicky; overly critical
novel
new; interesting
parsimony
stinginess
provicial
narrow-minded; unsophisticated
respite
a break; a rest
anecdote
a brief, humorous story
drone
to talk on and on in a dull way
pedestrian
commonplace; ordinary
desecreate
to show disrespect or to deface something sacred
euphonious
melodious; pleasant sounding
cacophonous
harsh sounding
guile
cunning; deceitfulness
immutable
unchanging; permanent
incessant
non-stop
static
unchanging; not moving
bastion
a stronghold; a fort
benign
kindly; good-natured
credulous
gullible; ready to be believed without proof
disparage
to speak poorly of
eccentric
odd; out of the ordinary; quirky
philanthropist
someone who benefits mankind
squander
to waste
virulent
harmful
zeal
enthusiasm
acuity
sharpness of perception or mind
affable
friendly; agreeable
assuage
to reduce pain
avarice
greed
dissonance
lack of agreement or harmony
listless
without energy or enthusiasm
philistine
one who lacks culture or taste
scrupulous
concerned; conscientious; proper not final
tentative
not final; uncertain
adulation
adoration
dogmatic
stubbornly opinionated
futile
hopeless; without effect
languid
slow and listless
pious
religious; devout
ponderous
weighty; heavy
protracted
drawn out; lengthy
deference
a show of respect
heretic
someone who goes against acceptable religious beliefs
paucity
scarcity
profuse
very abundant; flowing
conciliate
to soothe angerc
contrite
thoroughly sorry
didactic
intending to teach
diffident
shy; lacking confidence
disgression
straying from a dopic
dissent
disagreemente
elucidate
to explain; to make clearg
gullible
overly trustings
strut
a self-important walk
denounce
to speak against publicly
laud
to praise
surreptitious
secrets
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