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aberrant a.
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wandering away or straying from a defined path (A B not C, but errant, so you are going on the wrong path)
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abeyance n.
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state of suspension (obey, but with an A, so you are doing a grade A job, waiting to obey)
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abscond v.
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hide away secretly
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abstemious adj.
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moderate in apetite (abstain and that is for eating/consuming)
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admonish v.
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to warn, exhort (you wrote: to reprimand-close, but more like urging)
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aesthetic n.
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Of or pertaining to sensuous perception, received by the senses. (you wrote: beauty-like the senses thing)
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aggregate v.
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to group, bring together
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alacrity n.
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cheerful readiness (a la city with an r, and that is fun, being in a city)
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amalgamate v.
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to combine (like the amalgamation of corporations)
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ambiguous n.
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Doubtful, questionable; indistinct, obscure, not clearly defined.
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ambivalence n.
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coexistence in one person of contradictory emotions or attitudes (you wrote: not to care have no opinion about sth. SO this ambivalence is actually because you're caught between things not because you don't care)
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ameliorate v.
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To make better; to better, improve. (you wrote: make better a situation!)
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anachronism n.
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Anything done or existing out of date
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analogous n.
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similar in certain attributes, circumstances, relations, or uses; having something parallel.
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anomalous n.
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Unequal, unconformable, dissimilar, incongruous.
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antipathy n.
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natural contrariety or incompatibility. The opposite of sympathy. (you wrote: no sympathy for sth.-more like incompatability, like antipathy for X)
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apprise v.
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give formal notice to; inform, acquaint. (you wrote: to hypothesize the value of sth.- more like tell sb of what you know about it)
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approbation n.
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The action of expressing oneself pleased or satisfied with anything; or the mere feeling of such satisfaction; approval expressed or entertained. (you wrote: -to scold?-quite the opposite!)
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appropriate v.
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To take possession of for one's own, to take to oneself (you wrote: take something from somewhere and use it like your own -yeah that's right)
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artless adj.
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Devoid of art or skill
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ascetic n.
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One who is extremely rigorous in the practice of self-denial, whether by seclusion or by abstinence from creature comforts. (you wrote: suffering for your beliefs, yea that's right.)
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assiduous n.
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persevering, sedulous, unwearyingly diligent. (you wrote: working hard-yes!)
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assuage v.
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To soften, mitigate, calm, appease, allay (angry or excited feelings) (you wrote: pursuade sb. of sth--more like calm down)
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attenuate v.
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To weaken or reduce in force, effect, amount; in value, estimation; (obs.) to extenuate.(you wrote: lessen the severity of sth?-kinda, make thinner it seems more tactile)
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audacious adj.
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Daring, bold, confident, intrepid.
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