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| altruistic | generous |
| ambivalent | having contrary feelings or attitudes |
| angular | lean; gaunt |
| aversion | a strong dislike |
| discern | to differentiate between two or more things |
| disdain | to have an intense dislike |
| disparage | to degrade someone verbally |
| disparity | the condition or fact of being unequal |
| embellish | to decorate more |
| engender | to cause, to create |
| innocuous | harmless |
| insipid | boring and stupid |
| lament | to mourn |
| laud | to praise |
| obscure | difficult to see, vague |
| ostentatious | showy, pretentious |
| prodigal | wasteful, a person given to extravagance |
| repudiate | to reject, to disown |
| reticence | restraint in speech, reluctance to speak |
| revere | to honor |
| serene | calm, placid |
| subtle | delicate, elusive, not obvious |
| superfluous | an overflow |
| taciturn | quiet, not verbose |
| antithesis | direct opposite |
| ascend | to move upward |
| austere | strict, stern |
| autonomous | independent |
| banal | common, ordinary |
| benign | not causing harm |
| capricious | changing suddenly, fickle |
| dawdle | to waste time |
| defamation | the act of ruining another's reputation |
| esoteric | understood only by a small group or a select few |
| exacerbate | to aggravate, to make worse |
| extol | to praise |
| fastidious | critical to an extreme |
| furtive | stealthy |
| gregarious | sociable and outgoing |
| hypocrite | one who is insincere or deceitful |
| innate | existing from birth |
| lethargic | sluggish, languid |
| melancholy | depression of spirits |
| opaque | not transparent; hard to understand |
| prolific | fruitful; very productive |
| reprove | to scold or rebuke somewhat kindly |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| tranquil | peaceful, calm |
| venerate | to honor, to revere |
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