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12188137170Disparage (v)to degrade, to speak about someone/something in his derogatory way.0
12188137171Disparity (noun)inequality, the fact of being unequal in age, rank, or degrees1
12188137172Embellish (v)to decorate, to make pretty with ornamentation2
12188137173Engender (v)to cause, produce3
12188137174innocuous (adj)harmless, producing no injury4
12188137175insipid (adj)boring or stupid5
12188137176Lamenta passionate expression of grief or sorrow6
12188137177Taciturnquiet, not talkative7
12188137178Altruistic (adj)unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others8
12188137179ambivalenthaving mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone9
12188137180Angularlean; sharp cornered; gaunt10
12188137181arrogantoverbearingly assuming; insolently proud11
12188137182aversionstrong dislike12
12188137183discernto differentiate between two or more things13
12188137184disdain (n)intense dislike, to reject as unworthy14
12188137185Superfluous (adj)overflow; more than enough; an overabundance; more than required15
12188137186Laudto praise16
12188137187obscuredifficult to understand; partially hidden17
12188137188ostentatiousshowy, pretentious18
12188137189Prodigal (adj)wasteful, an extravagant person19
12188137190repudiateto disown, reject, or deny the validity of20
12188137191Reticencerestraint in speech, reluctance to speak21
12188137192revereTo honor, to regard with respect22
12188137193Serene (adj)calm23
12188137194subtle (adj)delicate, not obvious.24
12188137195Antithesisa direct opposite, a contrast25
12188137196ascendto move upward, to rise from a lower station26
12188137197Austere (adj)strict, stern; unadorned27
12188137198autonomousindependent, self-contained28
12188137199Banal (adj)common, ordinary, lacking freshness29
12188137200BenignHarmless30
12188137201capriciouschanging suddenly, fickle31
12188137202dawdleto waste time32

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