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ambivalent

(adj) having mixed feelings about something. Form: ambivalence.

arbitrary

(adj) based on personal whim, rather than reason.

arbitrate

(v) to serve as a neutral third-party judge in a dispute. Synonyms: adjudicate, mediate. Form: arbitration.

carping

(adj) constantly finding fault, particularly about trivial matters. Synonyms: caviling, grousing, griping.

censor

(v) to edit out or repress objectionable material. Synonyms: expurgate, bowdlerize. Form: censorious.

censure

(v) to express formal disapproval of someone's behavior. Synonyms: chastise, rebuke, upbraid, reprove, reproach.

clemency

(n) lenency, particularly in judicial sentencing. Synonyms: mercy, compassion.

conformist

(n) one who conscientiously complies with the standards of a group. Synonym: traditionalist. Forms: conformity, nonconformist.

contempt

(n) sharp disgust for something deemed unworthy. Synonyms: scorn, disdain, derision, disparagement. Forms: contemptible, contemptuous.

cynic

(n) one who believes that humans are essentially selfish. Forms: cynical, cynicism.

demeaning

(adj) causing a loss of respect or dignity. Synonyms: degrading, abject.

denounce

(v) publicly declare as bad or evil. Synonyms: censure, revile, malign. Form: denunciation.

depraved

(adj) immoral or wicked. Synonyms: corrupt, degenerate, debased, nefarious, iniquitous. Form: depravity.

derision

(n) mockery; contemptuous ridicule. Synonyms: scorn, disdain, contempt, disparagement. Form: derisive.

disdain

(n) feeling that something or someone is unworthy. Synonyms: scorn, contempt, derision, disparagement.

dogmatic

(adj) proclaiming an inflexible adherence to religious or political principles. Synonyms: peremptory, imperious, doctrinaire. Form: dogma, dogmatist.

extol

(v) to praise enthusiastically. Synonyms: acclaim, exalt, eulogize.

futile

(adj) doomed to fail; pointless. Form: futility.

inane

(adj) silly, stupid. Synonyms: fatuous, asinine, vapid, puerile. Forms: inanity, inaneness.

irreverent

(adj) showing no respect for things that are ordinarily given respect. Synonyms: impudent, flippant, insolent. Form: reverence.

mundane

(adj) dull and uninteresting. Synonyms: humdrum, monotonous, prosaic.

punitive

(adj) intended to punish. Synonyms: retributive, disciplinary. Form: impunity.

repudiate

(v) to refuse association with. Synonyms: renounce, abjure. Form: repudiation.

skeptical

(adj) inclined to doubt; not easily convinced. Forms: skeptic, skepticism.