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Abbreviate
shorten, abridge
Abstinence
act of refraining from
Adulation
high praise
Adversity
hardship, misfortune
Aesthetic
pertaining to beauty
Amicable
agreeable
Anachronistic
out of date
Anecdote
short account of an event
Anonymous
unknown, nameless
Antagonist
opposing force
Arid
extremely dry
Assiduous
hard working
Asylum
sanctuary
Benevolent
helpful, charitable
Camaraderie
trust among friends
Censure
criticize harshly
Circuitous
indirect, roundabout
Clairvoyant
able to see the future
Collaborate
work together
Compassion
sympathy, mercy
Compromise
settle differences
Condescending
patronizing, mocking
Conditional
contingent, provisional
Conformist
follower of customs
Congregation
crowd of people
Convergence
joining of parts
Deleterious
harmful
Demagogue
rabble-rousing leader
Digression
straying from main point
Diligent
hard-working
Discredit
loss of reputation/respect
Disdain
regard with scorn
Divergent
moving apart
Empathy
sharing of feelings
Emulate
follow an example
Enervating
weakening
Enhance
improve, augment
Ephemeral
momentarily, fleeting
Extenuating
guilt diminishing
Exasperation
irritation, frustration
Exemplary
outstanding
Evanescent
short-lived
Florid
flushed, ornate
Fortuitous
lucky
Frugal
thrifty
Hackneyed
overused, clichéd
Haughty
arrogant, condescending
Hedonist
pleasure seeker
Hypothesis
theory requiring proof
Impetuous
rash, impulsive
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