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Aesthetic

concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

<p>concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty</p>
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Undermine

damage or weaken (someone or something), especially gradually or insidiously.

<p>damage or weaken (someone or something), especially gradually or insidiously.</p>
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Profound

Having great depth or seriousness

<p>Having great depth or seriousness</p>
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Refute

to prove to be false

<p>to prove to be false</p>
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Skeptical

not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations

<p>not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations</p>
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Ambivalent

Having mixed feelings

<p>Having mixed feelings</p>
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Hostile

unfriendly

<p>unfriendly</p>
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Condemn

to express strong disapproval of

<p>to express strong disapproval of</p>
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Assert

state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully

<p>state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully</p>
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nostalgia

a longing for something past; homesickness

<p>a longing for something past; homesickness</p>
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Pretense

an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true

<p>an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true</p>
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Cynical

doubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motives

<p>doubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motives</p>
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Obscure

unclear; clouded; partially hidden; hard to understand

<p>unclear; clouded; partially hidden; hard to understand</p>
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Conventions

Accepted traditions or practices

<p>Accepted traditions or practices</p>
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Contempt

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

<p>the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn.</p>
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Foster

help develop, help grow

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Pragmatic

practical, as opposed to idealistic

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Revere

to honor, to regard with respect

<p>to honor, to regard with respect</p>
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Anecdote

a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

<p>a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person</p>
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Disparage

to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue

<p>to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue</p>
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Exemplary

perfect; worthy of following

<p>perfect; worthy of following</p>
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Substantiate

to support with proof or evidence

<p>to support with proof or evidence</p>
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Trivial

of little value or importance

<p>of little value or importance</p>
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Anathropology

the study of past societies through analysis of what people left behind

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Futile

useless; hopeless

<p>useless; hopeless</p>
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Indignant

filled with anger

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Reconcile

to reestablish friendship, to resolve a dispute

<p>to reestablish friendship, to resolve a dispute</p>
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Sarcasm

the use of irony to mock or convey contempt

<p>the use of irony to mock or convey contempt</p>
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Abstract

theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational

<p>theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational</p>
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Advocate

to support a cause or position

<p>to support a cause or position</p>
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Ambiguos

unclear

<p>unclear</p>
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Eccentric

odd

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implausible

unlikely; unbelievable

<p>unlikely; unbelievable</p>
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Intemperate

lacking in self-control

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Rhetoric

the art of using language effectively and persuasively

<p>the art of using language effectively and persuasively</p>
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Rigorous

strict; harsh; severe

<p>strict; harsh; severe</p>
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Subtle

difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze

<p>difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze</p>
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Temperate

mild, moderate

<p>mild, moderate</p>
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Archaeological

relating to the study of past human life and culture

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Arrogant

having more pride and self-importance than is proper

<p>having more pride and self-importance than is proper</p>
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Complacent

self-satisfied

<p>self-satisfied</p>
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Embellish

to decorate, to make beautiful with ornamentation

<p>to decorate, to make beautiful with ornamentation</p>
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Evoke

bring or recall to the conscious mind

<p>bring or recall to the conscious mind</p>
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Immodest

lacking humility or decency

<p>lacking humility or decency</p>
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Modest

Humble

<p>Humble</p>
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Prudent

acting with or showing care and thought for the future

<p>acting with or showing care and thought for the future</p>
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Supress

to stop by force, put down

<p>to stop by force, put down</p>
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Vindicated

freed from blame

<p>freed from blame</p>
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Deride

to ridicule, laugh at with contempt

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diligent

hard-working

<p>hard-working</p>