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6662159757antithesisA direct opposite, a contrast0
6662159758ascendto move upward, to rise from a lower station1
6662159759austerestrict, stern; unadorned, ascentic2
6662159760autonomousindependent, self-contained3
6662159761banalcommon, ordinary, lacking freshness, hackneyed4
6662159762benignnot causing harm, of gentle disposition, beneficial5
6662159763capriciouschanging suddenly, fickle6
6662159764dawdleto waste time, to spend time idly, to move in a lackadaisical manner7
6662159765defamationact of harming or ruining another's reputation8
6662159766esotericunderstood only by a small group or a select few9
6662159767exacerbateto aggravate, to irritate, to vex10
6662159768extolto praise, to glorify11
6662159769fastidiousreflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude, critical to an extreme12
6662159770furtivesecret in an underhanded way, stealthy13
6662159771gregariousSociable and outgoing14
6662159772hypocriteone who is insincere or deceitful15
6662159773innateexisting from birth, inborn16
6662159774lethargicsluggish, languid17
6662159775melancholydepression of spirits18
6662159776opaquenot allowing passage of light, not transparent; hard to understand19
6662159777prolificabundantly fruitful, marked by great productivity20
6662159778reproveto scold or to rebuke for a misdeed usually with kindly intent21
6662159779symmetrybalanced proportions22
6662159780tranquilpeaceful, calm23
6662159781venerateto honor, to revere24
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