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Animosity
Active dislike; ill will; hatred
Autonomy
Independence, self-government
Concise
Saying much in a few words; brief but full of meaning; to the point
Impassive
Without feeling or emotion; insensible
Morose
Gloomy; bad tempered
Plagiarize
To take ideas or writings from someone else and present them as one's own without giving credit
Pretentious
Claiming or demanding a position of distinction or merit; showy; self important; arrogant
Rebuff
To refuse in a sharp or rude way; to snub; to drive or beat back; to reject
Serene
Unruffled; tranquil; unclouded
Wanton
Immoral; senseless; deliberately malicious; excessive
Advocate
To support; to be in favor of
Dogmatic
Positive and emphatic in asserting opinions
Eulogy
High praise for a deceased person
Intractable
Hard to manage; not easily treated
Pariah
An outcast
Residual
Leftover remaining
Stoic
Indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
Tawdry
Gaudy and cheap; vulgarly ornamental
Utopian
Excellent, but existing only in fancy or theory; perfect
Vicarious
Taking the place of another; experienced through sympathetic participation in the experience of another
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