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aesthetic

(adj). concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

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undermine

(v). to damage or weaken the foundation

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sabotage

(v). undermine

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annihilate

(v). to destroy sth completely so that nth is left

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profound

(adj). felt or experienced strongly; extreme

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profound

(adj). showing a clear and deep understanding of serious matters

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refute

(v). to say or prove that a person, statement, opinion, etc. is wrong or false

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overthrow

(v). to defeat or remove someone from power, using force

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skeptical

(adj). doubting that sth is true or useful

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ambivalent

(adj). having 2 opposing feelings at the same time

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hostile

(adj). unfriendly

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hostile

(adj). difficult or not suitable

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condemn

(v). to express strong disapproval

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assert

(v). to confidently make a statement, certainly say sth is true

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nostalgia

(un). a feeling of pleasure and also slight sadness when you think about things that happened in the past

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pretense

(un). a way of behaving that is intended to deceive people

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cynical

(adj). wary of people’s motives; believing people are selfish

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wary

(adj). not completely trusting or certain about sth or someone

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obscure

(adj). not known to many people

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obscure

(adj). not clear and difficult to understand or see

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obscure

(v). to prevent st from being seen or heard

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obscure

(v). to make sth difficult to discover and understand

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convention

(n). large meeting

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convention

(n) a usual or accepted way of behaving, especially in social situations, often following an old way of thinking or a custom in one particular society

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contempt

(un). no respect

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pragmatic

(adj). pratical; concerned with usefulness in the real world

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awe

(un). a feeling of great respect sometimes mixed with fear or surprise

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revere

(v). venerate

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anecdote

(cn). a short personal story

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disparage

(v) >< flatter

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belittle

(v). to make an action or a person seem unimportant

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exemplary

(adj). very good and suitable to be copied by other people

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substantiate

(v). to show something to be true, or to support a claim with facts, verify

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trivial

(adj). unimportant

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depict

(v). describe

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indifferent

(adj). not interested

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indifferent

(adj). neither very good nor very bad

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anthropology

(un). the study of humans and society

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futile

(adj). (of actions) achieving no result; not effective or successful

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indignant

(adj). angry because of something that is wrong or not fair

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resentment

(n). a feeling of anger because you have been forced to accept something that you do not like

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reconcile

(v). to find a way in which two situations or beliefs that are opposed to each other can agree and exist together

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unite

(v). to join together as a group, or to make people join together as a group; to combine

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sarcasm

(n). the use of remarks that clearly mean the opposite of what they say, made in order to hurt someone's feelings or to criticize something in a humorous way

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mock

(v). to laugh at someone, often by copying them in a funny but unkind way

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abstract

(adj). theoretical; difficult to understand

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advocate

(v). to support sth

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ambiguous

(adj). unclear

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eccentric

(adj). weird or odd

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wacky

(adj). unusual in a pleasing and exciting or silly way

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implausible

(adj). hard to believe

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intemperate

(adj). having no self-control

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plausible

(adj) >< implausible

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rhetoric

(un). the art of using language effectively and persuasively

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rigorous

(adj). extremely thorough, accurate

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thorough

(adj). detailed and careful

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rigorous

(adj). strict

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exhaustive

(adj). complete and including everything [=thorough (adj)]

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subtle

(adj). not loud, bright, noticeable, or obvious

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subtle

(adj). a subtle person cleverly uses indirect methods to achieve something

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temperate

(adj). having self-control

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archaeological

(adj). related to the study of people and their history

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arrogant

(adj). having a sense of superiority or self-importance

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complacent

(adj). self-satisfied

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embellish

(v). to make beautiful; to

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evoke

(v). to make someone remember something or feel an emotion

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immodest

(adj). having too high an opinion of yourself

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humility

(un). the quality of not being proud because you are aware of your bad qualitiess

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decency

(un). behavior that is good, moral, and acceptable in society

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modest

(adj) ><immodest

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prudent

(adj). cautious

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suppress

(v). to end something by force

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suppress

(v). to prevent sth from being expressed or known

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vindicate

(v). to clear from accusation, blame or suspicion

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deride

(v). to treat with ridicule or contempt

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diligent

(adj). hard-working

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despise

(v). to regard as negligible, worthless, or distasteful

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scorn

(v). despise

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disdain

(v). scorn

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empathy

(un) compassion

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erroneous

(adj). mistaken

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fundamental

(adj). basic; elementary

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improvise

(v). to invent or perform with no preparation

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mundane

(adj). every day and dull; boring

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naive

(adj). showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment

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superficial

(adj). (of a person) having no depth of character

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superficial

(adj). not complete and involving only the most obvious things

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superficial

(adj). appearing to be real or important when this is not true or correct:

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superficial

(adj). only on the surface of sth

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whimsical

(adj). unusual and strange in a way that might be funny or annoying

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fanciful

(adj). not likely to succeed or happen in the real world:

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alleviate

(v). to relieve pain

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antagonize

(v). to make someone dislike you or feel opposed to you

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bolster

(v). to support or build up something

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capricious

(adj). impulsive and unpredictable

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impulsive

(adj). acting or done suddenly without any planning or consideration of the results:

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convoluted

(adj). complicated or confusing

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digress

(v). (in speech or writing) to move away from the main subject and discuss something else

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diminish

(v). reduce; make smaller

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dispute

(v). to argue about; debate