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Amalgam

Mixture of multiple things

Profligate

Spending resources recklessly and wastefully

Amenable

Easily persuaded

Me lol

Castigate

To reprimand or scold harshly

Parochial

Narrowly restricted in scope or view

Qualify

To limit a statement, make less severe, make a statement less absolute

He qualified his love for alphonso mangoes by pointing out that hapus was the best.

Veracious

Truthful

Venerate

To worship, respect deeply

Mercurial

Prone to unexpected changes in mood

Censure

To express strong disapproval

Innocuous

Harmless

Wanting

Lacking

Belie

Misrepresent, give a false representation

Her smile belies her inner turmoil

Iconoclast

Person who attacks cherished beliefs of society, rebel

Lady Gaga on fashion

Egregious

Standing out in a negative manner, shockingly bad

Infamous, Ashaan

Upbraid

To scold or reprimand

Ambiguous

Unclear, open to more than one interpretation

Prevaricate

Beat around the Bush, speak in an evasive way

Parsimonious

Extremely miserly and stingy

Artful

Clever in a cunning way ; exhibiting artistic skill

Demur

To object, to show reluctance

I demur when invited to social events

Harangue

A long aggressive speech, tirade

Commensurate

To be in proportion, corresponding to degree or amount

Impertinent

Disrespectful, improperly forward

Ambivalent

Mixed or conflicting emotions about something

Betray

To reveal or make something known, mostly by mistake

Vindicate

Clear someone of blame, guilt, suspicion

Exonerate

Clear someone of blame or suspicion, vindicate

Exulpate

Clear someone of blame or suspicion, vindicate

Auspicious

Favourable

Extant

Still existing, opposite to extinct

Acrimony

Bitterness and ill - will

Galvanize

To excite or inspire someone to action

Calumny

Making of a false statement meant to injure a person's reputation

Slander, defame falsely

Laconic

Brief, using very few words

Ingenuous

Innocent, unsuspecting, naive

Prodigal

Rashly, Wastefully extravagant

Aberration

Deviation from what is normal or expected

Glitch in the matrix

Disinterested

Unbiased, neutral

Disinterested jury

Venality

Condition of being susceptible to bribes or corruption

Indian Police, Sreesanth

Frugal

Not spending much money but spending wisely

Involved

Complicated, difficult to comprehend

Enervate

To Sap, drain energy from, weaken

Restive

Restless

Amorphous

Shapeless

Equivocal

Confusing or ambiguous

Rustic

Characteristic of the rural life, awkwardly simple and provincial

Concede

To acknowledge defeat; admit to a wrongdoing ; surrender, give over

Diffident

Showing modest reserve, lacking confidence

Opposite to confident

Torpor

Inactivity due to lethargy or lack of vigor or energy

Laziness

Mitigate

Make less severe or harsh ; lessen the severity of a crime

Fortuitous

Occurring by happy and lucky chance, having no apparent cause

Inexorable

Impossible to stop or prevent

Inevitable

Frivolous

Not serious, carefree

Exacerbate

To make worse

Too much workout exertion can exacerbate your body health.

Germane

Relevant or appropriate

Chortle

To chuckle, laugh merrily, often in a breathy muffled way

Obscure

Make unclear; known only by a few

Didactic

Excessively instructive

Rohit Sarin

Apathetic

Lack of interest, enthusiasm or concern

Conspicuous

Completely obvious, without any attempt at concealment

Unhidden, overt

Culminate

Reach the highest or most decisive point

Glut

An excessive supply ; supply with an excess of

_____ of food

Gall

The trait of being rude and impertinent ; feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill will

(negative) The balls to do something

Aesthete

One who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature

Art nerd