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regard with hate

abhor

rude

churlish

kept secret

clandestine

complicated, inefficient, large, heavy

cumbersome

curious in an amusing way, funny

droll

irritable, difficult to control

fractious

completely clear

limpid

sentimental in a false way

mawkish

designed to impress

ostentatious

carried out without interest

perfunctory

unwelcome influence

pervasive

prevent from happening

preclude

a preference or special liking of something

predilection

aggressively greedy

rapacious

a person who pretends to be something they are not

sham

eager to argue

truculent

angry

acrimonious

suffering from extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain

distressed

deprive something of power

eclipse

intensely irritated and frustrated

exasperated

mutually interchangeable

fungible

unoriginal

hackneyed

using very few words

laconic

dictatorial

magisterial

involving a great deal of effort

onerous

harsh criticism

opprobrium

very unwilling to spend money

parsimonious

strong or conflicting emotion

tempestuous

defensible

tenable

act that goes against the law

transgression

refined in manner

urbane

appearance of being true or real

verisimilitude

impair the quality of

vitiate

selfless

altruistic

extravagant in style

baroque

intend to pacify

conciliatory

facial expression, support or approval

countenance

comprehensive

exhaustive

intense and passionate feeling

fervor

pointless

futile

unpleasant, illusion

invidious

having strong religion

numinous

clear, easily understood

pellucid

harm

scathing

accept something reluctantly without protest

acquiesce

clever, skillful

adroit

hostility or ill feeling, motivation to do something

animus

sharp or severe in manner

astringent

ridicule

deride

perplexed

flummoxed

fertile, productive

fruitful

reserved

reticent

keep secret

surreptitious

torment or teasing

tantalizing

equivalent in seriousness to

tantamount

lethargy, state of mental or physical inactivity

torpor

vigorous in style

trenchant

offense or annoyance

umbrage

difficult to control or predict

wayward

lack of interest

apathy

with reference to

apropos

ingrained

entrenched

abandon

forsake

pay attention to

heed

relevant to a particular matter

pertinent

conformity to conventionally accepted standards of behavior

propriety

shining brightly

scintillation

having to show no moral principles, not honest or fair

unscrupulous

conformity to facts

veracity

extremely severe or harmful in its effects

virulent

precede in time/ come before a date

antedate

used to control movement/ show one’s anger

bridle

sad or disappointed

crestfallen

a disastrous outcome

curtain

make something clear

elucidate

lacking initiative or strength of character, irresponsible

feckless

criticizing cherished beliefs

iconoclastic

enclose or confine against will

immure

impossible to understand or interpret

inscrutable

give a lot of public attention

lionize

wasteful in the use of resources

profligate

restore/ settle/ accept

recondite

give up

relinquish

unnecessary, redundant

superfluous

loud and forceful/ outspoken

vociferous

praise enthusiastically and publicly

acclaim

make sure of

ascertain

large-scale and violent

cataclysmic

controversial, quarrelsome

contentious

reveal, disclose

divulge

highly opinionated

dogmatic

based on a mistaken belief

fallacious

recklessly bold, harsh

foolhardy

dispute the truth, challenge

impugn

long-established, unlikely to change

inveterate

inadequate

miserly

bad-tempered, childishly sulky

petulant

vigorously expressive

pithy

self-righteous, making a show of being morally superior to others

sanctimonious

lukewarm, showing little enthusiasm

tepid