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amenable

agreeable

ascribe

(v.) to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute

charisma

personal appeal or attraction; magnetism

dearth

a lack, scarcity

demoralize

to discourage

ebullient

enthusiastic

entrepreneur

A person who starts up and takes on the risk of a business

fatuous

silly, foolish

harbinger

an omen or sign

homogeneous

of the same kind

incumbent

An officeholder who is seeking reelection.

matriarchy

A society ruled or controlled by women

neophyte

beginner

prerogative

a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

sibling

brother or sister

accost

to approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way

avarice

greed

bilk

cheat; defraud

consummate

complete or perfect in the highest degree

conversant

familiar with; having knowledge of

credulous

gullible

euphoria

feeling of extreme happiness

fortuitous

(adj.) accidental, occurring by a happy chance

hypothetical

based on an assumption or guess

incoherent

not able to be understood; nonsensical

minuscule

very small

Pleasantry

a polite remark

procrastinate

to delay unnecessarily

qualm

a feeling of uneasiness

stigma

mark of disgrace