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Austere |
simple or plain ex Japanese life style |
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Antipathy |
a deep seated feeling of dislike
strong dislike |
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Conducive (to) |
- to
favorable/conducive to |
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Confront |
meet someone face to face with hostile intent
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Erudite |
having or showing
great knowledge |
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Felicitous |
well chosen or suited
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Germane |
relevant to a subject under consideration or discussion
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Halcyon |
denoting a period of time to the past that was happy and peaceful
"nostalgia for the good times" |
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Iconoclast |
a person who attacks cherished beliefs - heresy
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Motivate |
to provide someone with the reason to do something
get this A |
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Nascent |
beginning to show signs of future
potential |
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Phobia |
an extreme or irrational fear
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Rationalize |
to attempt to justify or explain something
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Servile |
having or showing an excessive willingness to please
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Sojourn n/v |
a temporary place of stay
/ staying in a place for a small period of time |
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Superfluous |
more than enough |
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Tenable |
able to be defended well - physically or figuratively
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Therapy
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treatment intended to heal a disorder
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Vertigo
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a sensation of dizziness
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Volition |
"my" choice My volition is to succeed. |
