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629203581AbbreviateShorten,abridge
629203582Abstinenceact of refraining from
629203583Adulationhigh praise
629203584adversitymisfortune
629203585aestheticpertaining to beauty
629203586amicableagreeable
629203587anachronisticout-of-date
629203588anecdoteshort account of event
629203589anonymousnameless
629203590antagonistopponent
629203591aridextremely dry
629203592assiduoushard-working
629203593asylumsanctuary
629203594benevolentfriendly, helpful
629203595camaraderietrust among friends
629203596censureto criticize harshly
629203597circuitousindirect, roundabout
629203598clairvoyantable to see the future
629203599collaborateto work together
629203600compassionsympathy, mercy
629203601compromiseto settle differences
629203602condescendingpatronizing
629203603conditionalprovisional, contingent
629203604conformistfollower of customs
629203605congregationcrowd of people
629203606convergencejoining of parts
629203607deleteriousharmful
629203608demagoguerabble-rousing leader
629203609digressionstraying from main point
629203610diligenthard-working
629203611discreditdishonor, disgrace
629203612disdainto regard with scorn
629203613divergentvariant, moving apart
629203614empathysharing of feelings
629203615emulatefollow an example
629203616enervatingtiring, weakening
629203617enhanceimprove, augment
629203618ephemeralmomentary, fleeting
629203619evanescentshort-lived, as an image
629203620exasperationirritation, frustration
629203621exemplaryoutstanding
629203622extenuatingguilt diminishing
629203623floridflushed, ornate
629203624fortuitouslucky
629203625frugalthrifty
629203626hackneyedoverused, cliched
629203627haughtyarrogant, condescending
629203628hedonistpleasure seeker
629203629hypothesistheory requiring proof
629203630impetuousrash, impulsive
629203631imputeto attribute to someone
629203632incompatibleunable to work together
629203633inconsequentialtrivial
629203634inevitableunavoidable, certain
629203635integrityhonesty, decency
629203636intrepidfearless, adventurous
629203637intuitiveinstinctive, untaught
629203638jubilationjoy, exultation
629203639lobbyistpersuader of legislators
629203640longevitylong life
629203641mundaneordinary, common
629203642nonchalantcalm, casual
629203643novicebeginner
629203644opulentwealthy
629203645oratorspeaker
629203646ostentatiousdisplaying wealth
629203647parcheddried up
629203648perfidiousdisloyal
629203649precocioustalented beyond one's age
629203650pretentiouspompous, self-important
629203651procrastinateto delay unnecessarily
629203652prosaicrun-of-the-mill
629203653prosperitywealth, success
629203654provocativeinflammatory
629203655prudentwise, careful, cautious
629203656querulousirritable
629203657rancoroushateful
629203658reclusivewithdrawn, hermit-like
629203659reconciliationagreement after a quarrel
629203660renovationstate of being renewed
629203661resilientquick to recover
629203662restrainedcontrolled, restricted
629203663reverenceprofound respect
629203664sagacitywisdom
629203665scrutinizeto observe carefully
629203666spontaneityimpulsive action
629203667spuriousphony, false
629203668submissivemeek
629203669substantiateto verify, confirm
629203670subtleelusive, sly, ambiguous
629203671superficiallacking in depth
629203672superfluousmore than enough
629203673suppressto end an activity
629203674surreptitioussecret, stealthy
629203675tactfuldiplomatic, polite
629203676tenaciouspersistent, resolute
629203678transienttemporary, fleeting
629203681venerablerespectable due to age
629203683vindicateto clear from blame
629203685warywatchful, alert

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