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noisome

offensive; disgusting

conciliate

to calm; to satisfy

automaton

a robot; a gadget

misconstrue (v.)

to interpret incorrectly;

propinquity (n.)

proximity (nearness in place); kinship (nearness of relation)

asperity (n.)

bitterness; irritability; meanness

tyro (n.)

beginner; newcomer; novice

panegyric (n.)

A speech praising someone, often dead; a eulogy AN ENCOMIUM

assuage (v.)

to ease; to lessen CONCILIATE

invidious (adj.)

Offensive; hateful; full of enmity

disquieting (adj.)

unsettling; disturbing

rapt (adj.)

wholly absorbed; captivated; immersed

sapient (adj.)

wise; intelligent

mien (n.)

manner; personality

effrontery (n.)

Shameless boldness; audacity IMPUDENCE