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Affable

Easy-going; friendly

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ambivalent

Simultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain

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amenable

responsive; agreeable

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assiduous

hard-working

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auspicious

favorable, promising

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caustic

bitingly sarcastic/witty

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copious

plentiful; having a large quantity

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cynical

distrusting or disparaging the motives of others; contemptuous

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equanimity

The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure

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expedient

suitable fo the purpose; proper or advantageous

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facetious

playfully humorous

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facile

done or achieved with little effort; easy (sometimes connotes shallowness)

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fastidious

possessing careful attention to detail; hard to please

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frenetic

wildly excited or active

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incorrigible

unable to be reformed

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ingratiating

establishing (oneself) in the good graces of others

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insolent

insulting in manner or speech

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intrepid

courageous; fearless

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laudatory

giving praise

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malfeasance

wrongdoing; misconduct

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nascent

coming into existence; emerging

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pejorative

describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively about someone

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penchant

a strong inclination or liking for something

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pernicious

causing great harm

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polemical

expressing an opinion attacking or defending an idea, belief, etc; controversial

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propitious

presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious

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prosaic

unimaginative; dull

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Spurious

not genuine

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stoic

indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive

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timorous

timid; fearful about the future