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Abate

Become less intense or widespread

Abhor

To regard with extreme repugnance: to feel hatred or loathing for

Adulation

Flattery;excessive admiration or praise (glazing)

Aesthetic

Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

Ambivalent

Having or showing simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings toward something or someone

Amicable

(Of relations between people) having a spirit of friendliness without serious disagreement

Anachronism

A thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, a person or a thing that is chronically out of place

Banal

Boring, ordinary,unoriginal

Benevolent

Marked by or disposed to doing good, friendly, helpful

Boisterous

Noisy, energetic,cheerful,rowdy

Capitulate

Cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender

Covergence

The act of two or more things coming together or joining to form a new whole

Copious

Abundant in supply or quantity

Corroborate

To support with evidence or authority : make more certain

Deleterious

Harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way

Depravity

Moral corruption; wickedness

Derelict

In a very poor condition as a result of disguise and neglect.

Diligent

Careful and serious in your work, or done in a careful and determined way

Duplicitous

Marked or characterized by deceitfulness in speech or conduct

Eclectic

Composed of elements drawn from various,diverse sources

Egregious

Extremely bad in a way that is very noticeable

Emulate

To try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass

Enervating

Causing one to feel drained of energy or vitality

Ephemeral

Lasting for a very short time

Exacerbate

To make a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse.

Fortuitous

Happening by accident or chance rather than design

Frugal

Careful in the use of one’s money or resources, not wasteful

Furtive

Attempting to avoid notice or attention, secretive

Gratuitous

Uncalled for;lacking good reason ;unwarranted

Gregarious

Sociable, fond of company, out going

Haughty

Having an attitude of superiority and contempt towards things perceived as inferior

Hubris

Excessive pride or self confidence

Impetuous

Acting or done quickly and without thought or care

Inevitable

Certain to happen:unavoidable

Innocuous

Not harmful or offensive

Insatiable

Impossible to satisfy

Inundate

Overwhelm someone with things or people to be dealt with (a store was inundated with customers during a huge sale)

Invariably

In every case or every occasion; always

Irreverence

A lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously

Jubilation

A feeling of great happiness and triumph

Lament

To express sorrow, mourning, or regret for often demonstratively

Lethargic

Characterized by laziness or lack of energy

Lucid

Expressed clearly; easy to understand; showing an ability to think clearly

Lucrative

Producing a great deal of profit

Magnanimous

Generous or forgiving, especially towards a rival or less powerful person

Malicious

Having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone

Malleable

Capable of being altered or controlled by outside forces or influences

Meticulous

Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise

Modicum

A small quantity of a particular thing, especially something considered desirable or valuable

Mundane

Lacking interest or excitement;dull

nascent

coming or having recently come into existence

; in the early stages of development

novice

A person new to or inexperienced in a field or situation.

obsequious

charecterized by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness; overly compliant or submissive. (d riding)

obsolete

no longer produced or used ; out of date

obstinate

stubbornly refusing to change ones opinion or chosen course of action

ominous

giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant it going to happen; threatening

ostensibly

in a way that appears or claims to be one thing when it is really something else

ostentatious

attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness;showy

penchant

a strong liking or tendency to do something

perfidious

unable to be trusted, or showing no loyalty

perfunctory

carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection

petulance

the quality of being irritable, complaining, petty, or generally cranky

placate

to make less angry or hostile

poignant

evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

pragmatic

willing to see things as they really are and deal with them sensibly

precocious

exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age

procure

to obtain/ get possesion of something by particular care and effort

pugnacious

ready to fight someone

quagmire

an awkward, complex or hazardous situation that is difficult to get out of

renunciation

the formal rejection of something

replete

filled or well supplies with something

reproach

scold, disapprove

resolute

firm, determined

ruminate

to contemplate, reflect

sagacity

the quality of being quick and wise in understanding and judgement

sanctimonious

giving a hypocritical appearance of moral superiority

scrutinize

to examine or inspect closely and critically

serendipity

the occurrence of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way

spurious

not being what it purports to be; false or fake

superfluous

unnecessary, especially through being more than enough

surreptitious

done, made, or acquired by stealth; secretive

Tacit

understood or implied without being stated

tenacious

persistent in maintaining, adhering to, or seeking something valued or desired

tenuous

having little substance or strength

timorous

timid, fearful

tirade

a long speech marked by harsh or biting language

transient

lasting only for a short time

truculent

eager or quick to argue or fight, defiant

truncate

to shorten the duration of extent of

ubiquitous

existing or being everywhere at the same time

umbrage

offense, annoyance, resentment

venerable

given a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character

veracity

the quality of being true, honest, or accurate

verbose

containing more words than necessary

vicarious

experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another

vindictive

having or showing a strong desire for revenge

vivacious

lively and animated

vociferous

loud, forceful expression of opinions and complaints

wistful

sad longing or yearning for something impossible or in the past

zenith

the time at which something is most powerful or successful