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Brevity |
N., concise and exact use of words For the sake of space or time |
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Concise |
Adj., given a lot of information clearly using few words |
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Laconic |
Adj., using few words Laziness? |
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Pithy |
Adj., concise and forcefully expressed |
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Quiescent |
Adj., state or period of inactivity Think of quiet |
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Reticent |
Adj., not revealing one's thought or feelings Reluctant to share |
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Succinct |
Adj., brief and clearly expressed |
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Taciturn |
Adj., reserved, saying little |
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Terse |
Adj., sparing in use of words (usually rude? ) |
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Bombastic |
Grand, pompous, words w/ little meaning Pretentious almost |
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Circumlocution |
Indirect, circular, trying to avoid use of more words than necessary to express an idea |
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Colloquial |
Common, informal language |
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Diffuse |
Scattered, multiple ideas |
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Digress |
To deviate from the main topic |
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Eloquence |
Forceful and appropriate expression "beautifully said" that's some ******** |
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Garrulous |
Excessively talkative, gabby |
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Granndiloquent |
Expressed in a lofty style, pompous Negative connotation Acting in a bombastic and Pretentious manner |
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Loquacious |
Talktive |
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Prattle |
To talk in a foolish or simple minded way, like gossip Negative connotation |
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Ramble |
To talk aimlessly |
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Rant |
To speak violently |
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Rhetorical |
Skillful with the use of words Use of exaggeration (-) if used for manipulation |
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Verbose |
Wordy Characterized by to many words (Content) |
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Voluble |
A ready and continuous flow of words (social) Think of volume |
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Arrogant |
Overbearing, proud |
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Braggart |
Someone who likes to brag |
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Complacent |
Smug, self-satisfied in one's position |
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Contemptuous |
Lack of respect for others Scornful (-), but not as bad as disdainful |
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Disdainful |
Full for bitters corn and pride??????? |
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Egotistical |
Excessively self absorbed, conceited |
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Haughty |
Having great pride in oneself Dislike for ots |
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Insolent |
Disrespectful in speech or behavior |
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Narcissistic |
Extreme self adoration feeling of superiority |
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Ostentatious |
Showing off |
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Presumptuous |
Too forward or bold, assuming |
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Pretentious |
Claiming or pretending increased importance |
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Supercilious |
Looking down on others "I'm super" |
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Swagger |
Walk around in a proud, showy manner |
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Banal |
Dull or stale because of overuse Trite and hackneyed |
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Cliche |
An idea or expression that is boring due to overuse |
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Derivative |
Unoriginal, taken from something already existing (derived) |
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Platitude |
An obvious remark uttered as if original |
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Hackneyed |
Made commonplace by overuse |
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Insipid |
Lacking flavor or taste, unexciting |
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Lacklustered |
Lacking vitality, energy, or brightness |
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Mundane |
Same all the time, commonplace and ordinary |
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Prosaic |
Dull and commonplace |
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Trite |
Unoriginal and stale due to overuse |
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Vapid |
Lacking freshness and zest |
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Allay |
To lessen fear, to calm, to relieve pain |
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alleviate |
To lessen pain or discomfort |
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Amerliorate |
To make better, to lessen difficulty or tension (NOT physical ideas) |
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Appease |
To make tranquil or quiet, especially by giving things another demands To please |
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Assuage |
T alleviate, to lessen pain or conflict pacify |
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Conciliate |
To win a person over through special considerations or persuasive methods To reconcile |
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Mediate |
To act as a go-between in settling conflicts or disputes between people or opposing sides |
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Mitigate |
To make or become less severe To lessen pain or damage |
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Mollify |
To pacify, soothe, or appease To make less severe or violent |
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Pacift |
To calm to make peaceful to restore to a tranquil state |
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Placate |
To make calm or to soothe |
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Quell |
To subdue, to quiet down |
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Affable |
Easy to approach, easy to talk to, and friendly |
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amiable |
Friendly and kind |
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Amiable |
Showing goodwill Peaceable |
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Congenial |
Compatible with others Con gente |
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Con vivial |
Sociable, outgoing in a festive way Fond of good company Con vivir? |
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Cordial |
Warm and friendly Polite |
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Gregarious |
Sociable ongoing and loud |
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Jocular |
Liking to be with people Joke around with them and have fun |
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Levity |
Lightheartedness Carefree |
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Animosity |
Hatred and I'll will |
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antagonism |
Hatred or hostility Provoking |
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Bellicose |
Warlike, eager to fight |
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Belligerent |
Taking part in war or fighting |
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Cantankerous |
Bad tempered or irritable |
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Captious |
Made for the sake of quarreling Rude and snotty |
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Contentious |
Quarrelsome and belligerent Argument |
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Disputaious |
Likely to dispute or argue |
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Plemical |
Inclined to argue or debate On both ends of the pole |
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Predator |
One who takes advantage of others Exploits or feeds on another |
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pugnacious |
Eager to fight |
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Altruistic |
Showing an unselfish concern for others True Nothing for yourself |
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Benevolent |
Giving freely and easily fo others |
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Largess |
Generous giving |
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Lavish |
Generous in giving to others or in spending money |
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Magnanimous |
Giving even though the recipient does not deserve it |
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Muificent |
Very generous |
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Philanthropic |
Showing a desire to help others by giving gifts Charitable Hunmane |
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Prodigal |
Wasteful and lavish |
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Squander |
To spend money in wasteful uncaring fashion |
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Austere |
Having great economy, showing self-control when it comes to foregoing luxuries Living on vary essentials |
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Avaricious |
Greedy |
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Frugal |
Careful with money, thrifty |
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Mercenary |
Greedy for self-gain Thinking only of money-making Immoral |
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Miserly |
Careful how money is spent in a selfish way |
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Parismounious |
Overly thrifty or miserly Worse than miserly |
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Penurious |
Stingy relating to great poverty or destitution |
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Thrifty |
Showing care with how money and resources are spent or used |
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Adversity |
Great trouble or difficulty |
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Conflagration |
Huge fire or inferno |
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Confounding |
Puzzling, baffling "cannot be found" |
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Cryptic |
Hard to understand, mysterious, puzzling |
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Debbacle |
A failure or breakdown Collapse that is nonsensicle |
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Enigma |
A riddle or mystery, a puzzling or baffling matter or person |
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labyrinth |
A maze from which it is very hard to extricate or free oneself |
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Precarious |
Dangerous or risky, uncertain |
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Quagmire |
A difficult or troubling situation A really bad pokemon |
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Quandary |
A dilemma, confusing or puzzling situation |
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Turbulence |
Great unrest, turmoil or disorder |
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Turmoil |
A turbulent scenario or situation Tumult |
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Baneful |
Causing ruin, harmful, pernicous |
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deleterious |
Harmful to ones health or overall welfare, eprnicous |
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Detrimental |
Harmful |
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Devious |
Dishonest or deceptive, tricky |
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Iniquitous |
Showing a lack of fairness, wicked |
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Malicious |
Intending to hurt or harm another |
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Nefarious |
Very mean and wicked |
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Oidous |
Revolting in a disgusting way, evil, loathsome Has a shitty smell |
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Ominous |
Pertaining to an evil omens, foreboding |
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Pericous |
Very destructive or harmful, in an inconspicuous and relentless way |
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Rancorous |
Deeply hateful or spiteful, mliicious |
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Virulent, |
Extremely poisonous, deadly, full of spiteful hatred |
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Berate |
Rebuke or scold in a harsh tone |
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Carp |
To find fault, to be critical, to nag |
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Castigate |
To scold or punish severly You are cast outside the gate |
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Censure |
To critical strongly Written down |
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Chastise |
To punish or scold harshly |
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Deprecate |
To show mild disapproval |
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Deride |
To ridicule or make fun of, to scoff at |
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Impugn |
To oppose or to attack someone or something as false or refutable (Pugnacious) |
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Rebuff |
To bluntly refuse or to snub No |
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Rebuke |
To reprimand or scold sharply |
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Reprove |
To speak in a disapproving manner, mto scold |
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upbraid |
To chide or to scold bitterly |
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Aloof |
Uninterested, showing no concern, emotionally removed or didstant |
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Apathetic |
Indifferent, showing no caring, interest or concern, lacking emotion |
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Detached |
Aloof and indifferent |
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Impassive |
Lacking emotion or drive, unenthusiastic |
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Indifferent |
Apathetic, showing little or no concern |
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Listless |
Lacking interest because of illness fatigue, or generally sadness |
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nonchalant |
Casual and indifferent, not showing any great concern or worry about anything |
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phlegmatic |
Hard to get excited or emtional Slow moving |
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Remote |
Emotionally distant and disinterested, aloof Far away |
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stolid |
lacking emotion or not showing any |
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Indolent |
Lazy, not wanting to do any work |
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Languor |
Weak or lifeless feelinbg |
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Lassitude |
A tired feeling, usually resulting from depression or too much work |
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Lethargic |
Having little or no energy |
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Sedentary |
Having to do with setting around a lot |
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sluggish |
Slow and lazy |
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Soporific |
Sleep inducing, sleep After supper |
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Stagnant |
Lacking movement or energy |
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Torpid |
Lacking energy due to inactivity |
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compliant |
yielding, submissive "You dont make complaints" |
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fawning |
gaining the favor of another by acting overly kind or by using flattery |
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obsequious |
obeying or performing a service for someone in an overly attentive manner |
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servile |
very humble and submissive like a servant |
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slavish |
slave-like, overly humble, involving very hard work |
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submissive |
voluntarily obeying another, humble |
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subordinate |
inferior, lower in rank or status |
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subservient |
obedient , obsequious |
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sycophant |
self-server who takes advantage of others using flattery or by being overly attentive |
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toady |
a flatterer or sycophant |
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abstemious |
holding back from eating or drinking too much |
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alimentary |
relating to food and nourishment |
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culinary |
having to do with cooking, preparing meals |
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delectable |
delicious |
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emaciated |
bery, bery thin due to lack of adeequate food |
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epicurean |
having to do with relishing the pleasure of eating and drinking |
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glutton |
one who overindulges in food and drink |
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palatable |
pleasing to the taste buds |
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ravenous |
very hungry |
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savory |
tasty or good smelling |
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voracious |
greedy, gluttonous, ravenous, insatiable hunger negative connotation |
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adversary |
opponent |
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advocate |
supporter, proponent |
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artisan |
a person who is skillful with his or her hands |
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ascetic |
a person who refrains from indulging in earthly pleasures |
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charlatan |
a fraud or impostor |
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hedonist |
a person who lives for pleasure |
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orator |
a skillful public speaker |
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pariah |
a social outcast |
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raconteur |
a skillful storyteller |
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skeptic |
a person who doubts |
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virtuoso |
a highly skilled performer, usualy a musical performer |
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acoustics |
the quality of osund, pertaining to how it is heard based on the quality and structure of the room |
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cacophony |
a lack of harmony, loud and unpleasant noise, a racket |
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calmor |
unpleasant sound, noise |
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din |
ongoing loud sound, noise background noise |
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discordant |
lacking harmony or agreement |
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euphony |
pleasing sound |
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mellifluous |
sweet and moothe sounding |
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raucous |
coarse sounding, loud and unruly |
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strident |
shrill high-pitched |
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ociferoudv |
loud and noisy regarding one's own voice, especially shouting demandingly clamorous |
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acrid |
bitter, harsh |
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arid |
dry, lacking watter |
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aesthetic |
having to do with artistic beauty |
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ascetic |
a person who refrains from indulging in earthly pleasures |
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atheistic |
without a belief in any god |
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ambiguous |
hard to understand unclear open to more than one interpretation |
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ambivalent |
having conflicting feelings or opinions about something, unsure |
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coalesce |
to have different opinions join together, converge |
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convalesce |
to recover from an illness |
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delusion |
a false opinion or belief |
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allusion |
an indirect reference, often to a character or theme found in some work of literature |
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illusion |
something unreal that gives the appearance of being real, a misconception |
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imprudent |
careless or rash |
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impudent |
rude and disrespectful |
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indigenous |
native, originating in a specific country or region |
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indigent |
poor impoverished, needy |
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indignant |
angry and resentful |
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intimate |
to suggest, to hint at |
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intimidate |
to frighten to coerce into action |
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obscure |
hard to understand, abstract |
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obtuse |
stupid, not clear or precise playing dumb |
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ponderable |
important enough to require a lot of thought |
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ponderous |
very heavy or bulky, dull or lifeless |
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abridge |
shorten |
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accessible |
available, ready for use |
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antidote |
something that relieves or prevents, a remedy that counteracts the effects of poison |
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aspire |
to work toward or to have a goal |
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autonomous |
independent |
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bolster |
to support, to strengthen |
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candor |
honesty, sincerity |
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cynical |
believing that all others are motivated by self-interest |
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fastidious |
very attentive to detail, fussy and meticulous |
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gratify |
to please or indulge |
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hamper |
to hinder, to prevent something from happening |
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hardy |
health and strong, robust |
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homogenous |
of the same kind, alike, uniform |
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integrity |
holding firmly to values, such as honesty completeness |
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intrepid |
fearless, brave |
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linger |
to hang around, to stay |
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lofty |
very high, towering, grand or noble |
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ock
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to make fun of, to imitate |
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nurture |
to care for, to nourish |
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opportunist |
a person who seks self-gain, even at the expense of others, without regard to values or moral principles |
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proximity |
nearness in time, location, relation |
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querulous |
whining, complaining |
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recount |
to tell a story |
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rigor |
harshness, severty, strict adherence to standards |
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saturate |
to wet or soak completely, to totally fill up |
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scrutinize |
to read or look at very closely and carefully |
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surpass |
to be better than, to excel |
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tentative |
hesitant, not definite |
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thrive |
to grow strong, to flourish |
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tranquility |
peacefulness, calmness |
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uniformity |
sameness, regularity |
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villify |
to slander or defame someone's name or reputation |
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whimsical |
fanciful, changeable |
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insuperable |
unable to be overcome |
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lithe |
nimble and flexible, agile, supple |
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misanthrope |
someone who dislikes all people |
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pitfall |
an unseen danger, risk, or drawback |
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raze |
to tear down, to destroy |
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replete |
filled up, overflowing |
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respite |
a period of inactivity |
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spurious |
false, counterfeit, lacking logic |
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vaporize |
to turn to vapor, foam or mist |
