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aberration
unusual course of action
abstinence
staying away from alcohol
abstract
not concrete
acclaim
approval
acquiesce
accede (to give in)
admonish
warn
advocate
be in favor of
aesthetic
artistic
affinity
attraction
aggrandizement
growth in power
alienate
estrange
alleviate
relieve
aloof
reserved; indifferent
altruistic
concerned about others
ambiguous
unclear
ambivalence
with conflicting attitudes
ameliorate
to improve
analogous
comparable
animosity
active dislike
anonymity
remaining unknown
antagonism
hostility
antithesis
direct opposite
apocryphal
fictitious
arduous
difficult
articulate
able to speak well
assuage
to calm
atrophy
waste away
augment
add to
austere
stern
authoritarian
one who favors blind submission to authority
autonomy
self-government
aversion
strong dislike
belittle
speak as if unimportant
bequeath
pass along
bizarre
strikingly odd appearance
blithe
happy; light-hearted
bombastic
high-flown (language)
buffoon
clown
cache
hiding place
cacophony
clashing sounds
cajole
coax; persuade by pleasant words or false promises
callous
unfeeling
capitulate
surrender
capricious
fickle; changeable
carping
complaining
catalyst
agent of change
catharsis
an emotional purification
caustic
biting; corrosive
celestial
heavenly
censure
express disapproval of
chastise
criticize
chimerical
wildly fanciful
chronic
constant
circumspect
cautious
clairvoyant
having insight; predict future
clandestine
concealed; secret
clemency
mercy
coalesce
combine
colloquial
conversational; inform speech
commiserate
sympathize
compatible
agreeing, in harmony
composure
calmness
conciliatory
tending to soothe or reconcile
concise
brief but complete
condone
overlook
conspicuous
easily seen
copious
abundant
corroborate
to confirm
crass
coarse; stupid
criterion
a test
cryptic
having a hidden meaning
cursory
without attention to details
dearth
shortage
debilitate
to weaken
decadence
decay; decline
deference
great respect
deflate
let the air out of
delineate
describe in words
demeanor
behavior
denunciation
express strong disapproval of (8)
deprecate
express strong disapproval of (9)
derogatory
degrading
desecrate
disrespect
despot
monarch w/ unlimited power
deter
to discourage
devious
roundabout; lying
devoid
lacking
diatribe
bitter verbal attack
didactic
intended to instruct
diffuse
spread-out; wordy
diminution
a lessening; decrease
discerning
keenly perceptive; shrewd
disdain
contempt
dismantle
take apart
disparage
to discredit, belittle
disparity
difference
disperse
scatter
disposition
nature; tendency
dissipated
spent wastefully
distraught
distracted
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