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Affable
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pleasant and at ease in talking to others
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Amiable
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being friendly. amiable, good-natured, obliging, complaisant
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Amicable
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amicable, neighborly, friendly
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Congenial
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in harmony, pleasant;, sociable, genial
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Genial
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Sympathy or friendliness
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Convivial
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occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company
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Cordial
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warm and friendly
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Gregarious
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Sociable
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Jocular
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Liking to be with people. Joke around them and have fun
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Levity
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Gaiety. Lightheartedness
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Introverted
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- to concentrate or direct upon oneself
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Burgeon
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to grow and expand rapidly : flourish
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Fluster
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upset / discompose (to destroy the composure of)
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Crony
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a close friend especially of long standing : pal
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Plaintiff
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- a person who brings a legal action
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Heckler
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to harass and try to disconcert with question, Badger, Bait
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Stringent
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tight, constricted. Rigid.
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Stoic
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indifferent to pleasure or pain
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Stowaway
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one that stows away (to put away for future use)
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Subversive
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attempt to overthrow or undermine a government
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Bigot
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a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices; especially : one who regards or treats the members of a group (as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance
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Fledgling
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an immature or inexperienced person
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Philistine
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Narrow-minded.
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Disdainful
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scorn. )מלא בוז.
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Phonetic
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of or relating to spoken language or speech sounds
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Unilateral
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one-sided.
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Pug-nose
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a nose having a slightly concave bridge and flattened nostrils
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Riveting
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- having the power to fix the attention : engrossing, fascinating
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Jester
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fool
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Pariah
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outcast
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Scoundrel
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- a disreputable person : rascal
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Soothsayer
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a person who predicts the future by magical means. Foretell, prognosticate
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Kindred
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- family relationship : kinship
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Maverick
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an unbranded range animal,: an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party
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Rescind
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Remove, Take back, Cancel.
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Bridle
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the headgear with which a horse is governed. RESTRAINT
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Gerrymander
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to divide (an area) into political units
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Impede
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to interfere with or slow the progress of, HINDER, Obstruct
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Joust
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to fight on horseback
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Neonate
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a newborn child
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Sonneteer
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Composer of sonnets.
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Aggravate
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to make heavy : BURDEN b : INCREASE 2 : to make worse, more serious, or more severe
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Lampoon
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a harsh satire usually directed against an individual
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Deride
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to laugh at contemptuously synonym RIDICULE
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Divulge
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to make known synonym see REVEAL
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Indulge
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synonyms INDULGE, PAMPER, HUMOR, SPOIL, BABY, MOLLYCODDLE. to take unrestrained pleasure in : GRATIFY
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Usurp
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- to take the place of by or as if by force
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Implore
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to call or pray for earnestly : ENTREAT synonym see BEG
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Beseech
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- to request earnestly : IMPLORE synonym see BEG
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Heed
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to give consideration or attention to : MIND <heed what he says
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Aggrandize
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to make great or greater.
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Distend
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EXPAND
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Banal
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lacking originality, freshness, or novelty, TRITE, INSIPID
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Cliché
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: a trite phrase or expression, a hackneyed theme
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Derivative
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unoriginal, taken from something existing
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Hackneyed
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: to make common or frequent use of, to make trite, commonplace
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Insipid
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lacking taste or savor TASTELESS, lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge: Dull, flat, vapid, jejune, inane
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lackluster
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without brilliance, glow - boring. Lacking vitality.
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Mundane
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commonplace. Ordinary.
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Platitude
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a banal, trite, or stale remark
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Prosaic
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everyday. Ordinary
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Trite
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lacking freshness or interest. Hackneyed, stereotyped, threadbare.
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Vapid
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lacking liveliness, tang, briskness, or force: flat, dull
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Curtail
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: to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part . Shorten.
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Recalcitrant
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Difficult to manage or operate. Resistant. Unruly.
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Copycat
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One who imitates or adopts the behavior or practices of another
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Dilettante
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a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge. Amateur, Dabbler,
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Nuance
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a subtle distinction or variation, sensibility to, awareness of, or ability to express delicate shadings
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Heretic
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NONCONFORMIST
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Autocrat
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a person (as a monarch) ruling with unlimited authority
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Admonitions
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counsel or warning against fault or oversight
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Insurgent
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A rebel
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Tyro
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novice, Amateur,
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Enmity
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positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will synonyms ENMITY, HOSTILITY, ANTIPATHY, ANTAGONISM, ANIMOSITY, RANCOR, ANIMUS
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Aversion
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a desire to avoid or turn from something
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Jargon
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confused unintelligible language, barbarous language
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Whimsy
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WHIM, CAPRICE
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Benign
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showing kindness and gentleness
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Fervid
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very hot : BURNING, impassioned
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Crass
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Gross. guided by or indicative of base or materialistic values
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Dire
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exciting horror, EXTREME, DISMAL, OPPRESSIVE, warning
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Allay
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To lessen fear. To calm. To relieve pain.
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Alleviate
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To lessen pain or tension
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Ameliorate
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– to make better, to lessen pain difficulty or tension
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Appease
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to make tranquil or quiet, especially by giving into demands. To pacify.
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Assuage
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– Pacify, quiet, relieve
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Conciliate
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To win someone over. to make compatible : RECONCILE
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Mediate
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acting through an intervening agency. To act as a go-between
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Mitigate
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to make or become less severe. To lessen pain or damage.
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Mollify
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To pacify. Soothe, to appease
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Pacify
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To calm, make peaceful. Restore to a tranquil state.
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Placate
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– to make calm. To soothe.
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Quell
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To pacify. Subdue. To quiet down.
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Arrogant
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proud, overbearing, haughty
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Braggart
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a loud arrogant boaster, one who brags
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Complacent
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self satisfied. Smug
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Contemptuous
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lacking respect. (Contempt), Scornful
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Disdainful
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full of bitter, scorn and pride
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Egotistical
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self absorbed, very conceited
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Haughty
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having a great pride in oneself and dislike for others
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Insolent
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Proud. boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior. Rude
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Narcissistic
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extreme self adoration. Feeling superior
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Ostentatious
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showing off. Pretentious
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Pretentious
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pretending increased importance. (to pretend
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Presumptuous
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too forward or bold. Overstepping proper bounds
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Supercilious
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looking down on others. Proud and scornful
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Swagger
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walk around in proud. (Ego
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self satisfied. Smug
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– at a distance
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Meek
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sounds like mik) – moderate (not strong), submissive
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Guileless
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innocent, naïve
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Forthright
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without hesitation, at once, frankly
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Candid
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fair, blunt, frank. free from bias, prejudice, or malice
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Dainty
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something delicious to the taste
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Reclusive
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Solitary. withdrawal from society
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Listless
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characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit
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Rotund
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roundness, chubby, plump
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Craven
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cowardly, without courage
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Amenable
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responsible, obedient, liable
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Obtuse
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> 90 deg & < 180, dull, blunt, insensitive, stupid
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Zealot
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fanatical, zealous, zeal – passion
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Dogma
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a doctrine concerning faith or morals, an established opinion
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Resilient
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Elastic, capable of withstanding shock without deformation
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Stubborn
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unreasonably or perversely unyielding. Lasting, obstinate, mulish,
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Austere
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morally strict, severe
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Belittling
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to cause (a person or thing) to seem little or less.
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Edify
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Build, establish, uplift, enlighten, inform
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Vague
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hazy, obscure
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Perspicacious
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Shrewd, Witty, Sharp, quick in learning
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Discordant
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disagreeing, In a quarrel
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Bombastic
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showing off in words
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Circumlocution
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the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
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Colloquial
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familiar and informal conversation
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Diffuse
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not concentrated or localized, wordy
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Digress
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to turn aside from the main subject of attention or course of argument
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Discourse
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conversation, exchange of ideas
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Eloquence
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the quality of forceful or persuasive expressiveness
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Garrulous
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pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
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Grandiloquent
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pompous, or bombastic style,
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Prattle
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babble, meaningless sounds
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Ramble
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wander, to talk or write in a desultory or long-winded
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Rant
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to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
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Rhetorical
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being rhetoric – verbal
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Verbose
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containing more words than necessary (wordy)
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Voluble
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fluent, rapid speech, glib
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Drivel
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to talk stupidly and carelessly
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Suave
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smooth in texture, performance, or style, sophisticated.
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Chatter
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to utter rapid short sounds suggestive of language but inarticulate
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Mirthful
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gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter
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Rave
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to talk with extreme enthusiasm.
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Veer
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change in course or direction
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Jovial
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being jolly. happy
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Uncanny
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suggesting superhuman or supernatural powers – extraordinary
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Inane
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lacking significance, meaning, or point.
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Kinesthetic
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sense mediated by receptors located in muscles,
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Audacious
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bold, adventurous,
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Delineate
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in drawing, describe in details.
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Oration
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speech, Orator – speaker (good one!)
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Leper
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Leprosy
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Jingoism
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Nationalist or Chauvinist
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Brittle
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easily cracked
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Flabby
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lacking resilience or firmness (weak)
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Stool
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seat
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Lanky
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ungracefully tall and thin
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Zesty
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Zest – enjoyable exciting quality, piquancy, relish
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Martinet
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A strict disciplinarian
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Lax
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flexible
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Disputant
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engaged in a dispute
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Jaunty
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jumpy
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Pesty
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one who pesters
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Imp
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little demon
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Contrite
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Feeling pain, sorrow for sins
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Trite
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– not original
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Onerous
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burdensome
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Temperate
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moderate
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Servile
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of or befitting a slave or a menial position
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Subservient
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obsequiously submissive : truckling
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Pious
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devotion, Reverence (religious)
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Pliable
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adjustable to varying conditions , plastic
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Gabby
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wordy
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Fetid
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smelly
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Dogged
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marked by stubborn determination
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Timid
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lack of confidence
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Terse
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smoothly elegant , concise
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Taciturn
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temperamentally disinclined to talk
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Succinct
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marked by compact precise expression without wasted words
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Reticent
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inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
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Quiescent
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marked by inactivity or repos
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Pithy
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center
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Laconic
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using or involving the use of a minimum of words
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Concise
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marked by brevity of expression or statement
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Brevity
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abbreviation. Short duration
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animosity
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ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility
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antagonism
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opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle
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bellicose
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favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars
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belligerent
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waging war pugnacious, quarrelsome
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cantankerous
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difficult or irritating to deal with
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captious
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marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
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contentious
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exhibiting an often perverse and wearisome tendency to quarrels and disputes
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polemical
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of, relating to, or being a polemic controversial
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pugnacious
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having a quarrelsome or combative nature, truculent
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truculent
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aggressively self-assertive : belligerent
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altruistic
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unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others
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benevolent
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marked by or suggestive of goodwill
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largess
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liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior; generosity
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lavish
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expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal
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magnanimous
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showing or suggesting a lofty and courageous spirit
<the irreproachable lives and magnanimous sufferings of their followers — Joseph Addison> showing or suggesting nobility of feeling and generosity of mind |
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munificent
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very liberal in giving or bestowing : lavish
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philanthropic
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of, relating to, or characterized by philanthropy : humanitarian
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philanthropy
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goodwill to fellowmen; especially : active effort to promote human welfare
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prodigal
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yielding abundantly : luxuriant
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squander
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to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate, waste
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