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apprehension

anxiety or fear

ambivalence

the state of having mixed feelings

appreciation

regard or recognition of the good qualities of someone or something; increase in value; understanding of a situation

ambiguity

lack of clarity in meaning

reservation

doubt, hesitation, unease

resignation

giving up passively because the result is inevitable

indignation

anger, resentment

predicament

difficult situation

conviction

strong belief

aminosity

hatred, scorn, contempt

underscore

to highlight or to emphasize

undermine

to weaken

understate

to downplay

substantiate

to support with evidence

infer

to conclude information from evidence and reasoning

imply

to strongly suggest

detract

to take away the worth of value of

admonish

to scold mildly, to warn

ruminate

to think deeply about something

enumerate

to list

denounce

to declare as wrong or evil

abolish

to formally put to an end

quality

to make a statement less absolute, to modify, to restrict, to limit

conform

to comply with standards, to behave according to convention

arrest

to stop

check

to stop or slow down the progress of

betray

to reveal

enjoy

to possess and benefit from

sardonic

mockingly sarcastic

impartial

fair, neutral

economical

using no more of something than is necessary

devoid

lacking

wry

using dry mocking humor

pragmatic

practical

conclusive

decisive, definite, serving to prove a case

rigorous

extremely accurate, thorough, demanding(requiring a lot of effort)

autonomous

independent

eclectic

selected from a variety of sources

eccentric

odd, weird

wanting

lackingr

romantic

idealistic

obsolete

no longer used, no longer relevant

evocative

bringing images, memories, or feelings to mind

critical

expressing disapproval, evaluative/analytic, vital/important, serious/dangerous

in vain

futile/pointless

fanciful

imaginary/makeup/make believe/ whimsical

humble

lower in rank or significance(opposite of arrogant)

insolent

arrogant

duplicitous

deceitful

artful

clever in a deceitful way/creatively skillful

vain

narcissistic, arrogant

keen

sharp(highly developed), eager, intense, enthusiastic, interested in

elitist

snobbish

abhorrent

inspiring disgust, repugnant

prominent

important, famous, visible

foreboding

implying/feeling that something bad is going to happen

inconsequential

of minor importance

pertinence

relevant

disingenuous

insincere, dishonest

paradox

contradiction, inconsistency

vestige

a trace of something that no longer exists (or no longer serves a function)

contempt

the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn

reverie

daydreaming

discipline

a branch of knowledge

pompous

self-important, arrogant, grandiose

idiosyncratic

pertaining to a quality that is peculiar to an individual(or group)

crude

in a raw, unprepared, unrefined, or underdeveloped state; lacking culture or refinement; blunt

prevalent

widespread, common, superior

somber

dark; gloomy

ardent

passionate

resilient

durable, tough, quick to recover

disdain

contempt/scorn

inquiry

question, query