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Approbation
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A favorable opinion about something or somebody.
Ex. The girl’s approbation of Tommy Shaw concurred with the opinions of others. |
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Fractious
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Irritable and likely to complain or misbehave.
Ex. The man immediately sensed the trouble that the fractious boy had gotten into. |
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Inveterate
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Fixed in a habit or practice, especially a bad one.
Ex. The inveterate man caused many misfortunes through his pranks. |
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Obsequious
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Excessively eager to please or obey.
Ex. The ignorant Omega wolf was extremely obsequious towards the Alpha. |
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Ribald
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Humorous, but rude and vulgar.
Ex. The students in the large school would often perform ribald actions towards each other behind their teacher’s back. |
