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Abhor

to hate

Absurd

ridiculous

Acclaim(n)

praise

Acclaim(v)

to cheer

Acute

sharp

Adjunct

additional

Admonish

to scold

Affable

agreeable

Aghast

astounded

Alleviate

relieve

Aloof

detached

Altruistic

humane

Amend

to improve

Amorphous

shapeless

Animosity

bitterness

Annihilate

to demolish

Ardent

passionate

Articulate(adj)

eloquent

Articulate(v)

to pronounce clearly

Artifice(1)

trick

Artifice(2)

creativity

Ascertain

to determine

Astute

keen

Atrocity

horror

Audacity

boldness

Banal

boring

Beguile

to charm

Belligerence

aggressiveness

Benefactor

patron

Bias(n)

prejudice

Bias(v)

to influence

Boisterous

loud

Bounty

abundance

Bravado

swagger

Brevity

shortness

Cache

stash

Cajole

coax

Candor

honesty

Caprice

impulse

Chasm

canyon

Chronic

constant

Coarse

rough

Compassion

pity

Competent

qualified

Condone

to pardon

Contend

to combat

Convene

gather

Conventional

well-established

Copious

abundant

Countenance(n)

appearance

Countenance(v)

to sanction

Courier

messenger

Dawdle

to delay

Dearth

shortage

Declamation

long speech

Deficient

inadequate

Dejected

depressed

Delude

to deceive

Deplore

to regret

Desolation

desertion

Despicable

hateful

Despondent

depressed

Destitute

bereft

Devotee

enthusiast

Devout

religious

Diminish

to decrease

Din

noise

Diplomatic

polite

Disclaim

reject

Discursive

rambling

Dismal

miserable

Disseminate

to spread (an idea or message)

Divert(1)

to deflect

Divert(2)

to entertain

Dogmatic

absolute

Ebullient

bubbling

Elusive

evasive

Embellish

to elaborate

Eminent

well-known

Emulate

to simulate

Encompass

to encircle

Enigma

mystery

Entice

to tempt

Erudite

wise

Expunge

to erase

Extricate

to release

Fanatic

extremist

Fauna

animals

Fervent

eager

Fickle

inconstant

Flagrant

obvious

Flippant

playful

Frenzy

hysteria

Germinate

sprout

Glib

smooth

Gregarious

sociable

Hallowed

holy

Harbinger

omen

Heed(n)

attention

Heterogeneous

various