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1 abbreviate To shorten; abridge

2 Refraining from pleasurable activity
Abstinence Refraining from pleasurable activity

3 adulation High praise

4 adversity misfortune

5 Pertaining to beauty or arts
Aesthetic Pertaining to beauty or arts

6 Amicable Friendly; agreeable

7 anachronistic Out-of-date

8 Short, usually funny story
anecdote Short, usually funny story

9 anonymous nameless

10 Foe, opponent, adversary
antagonist Foe, opponent, adversary

11 arid Extremely dry

12 Persistent; hard-working
assiduous Persistent; hard-working

13 asylum sanctuary; shelter

14 benevolent Friendly and helpful

15 Trust; sociability among friends
camaraderie Trust; sociability among friends

16 censure To criticize harshly

17 Indirect; taking the longest route
circuitous Indirect; taking the longest route

18 Exceptionally insightful
clairvoyant Exceptionally insightful

19 To cooperate; to work together
collaborate To cooperate; to work together

20 Sympathy, helpfulness, or mercy
compassion Sympathy, helpfulness, or mercy

21 compromise To settle a dispute

22 Possessing an attitude of superiority
condescending Possessing an attitude of superiority

23 Depending on a condition
conditional Depending on a condition

24 Person who complies with accepted rules, customs
conformist Person who complies with accepted rules, customs

25 Crowd of people; assembly
congregation Crowd of people; assembly

26 Joining or coming together
convergence Joining or coming together

27 deleterious Harmful, destructive

28 Leader who appeals to emotion
demagogue Leader who appeals to emotion

29 Turning aside from the point
digression Turning aside from the point

30 Careful; hard-working
diligent Careful; hard-working

31 discredit To harm the reputation

32 Regard with scorn or contempt
disdain Regard with scorn or contempt

33 divergent Separating

34 Identification with the feelings of others
empathy Identification with the feelings of others

35 emulate imitate

36 enervating Weakening; tiring

37 enhance improve

38 Momentary; transient; fleeting
ephemeral Momentary; transient; fleeting

39 Quickly fading; short-lived
evanescent Quickly fading; short-lived

40 Irritation; frustration
exasperation Irritation; frustration

41 Outstanding; an example to others
exemplary Outstanding; an example to others

42 extenuating excusing

43 florid Red-colored

44 Happening by luck; fortunate
fortuitous Happening by luck; fortunate

45 frugal Thrifty; cheap

46 Clichéd; worn out from overuse
hackneyed Clichéd; worn out from overuse

47 Arrogant and condescending
haughty Arrogant and condescending

48 Person who pursues pleasure
hedonist Person who pursues pleasure

49 hypothesis assumption

50 impetuous Rash, impulsive

51 impute To attribute to a group

52 incompatible Opposed in nature

53 inconsequential Unimportant, trivial

54 inevitable Certain, unavoidable

55 Decency, honesty, wholeness
integrity Decency, honesty, wholeness

56 intrepid Fearless, adventurous

57 intuitive Instinctive, untaught

58 Joy, celebration, exultation
jubilation Joy, celebration, exultation

59 Person who seeks to influence politics
lobbyist Person who seeks to influence politics

60 longevity Long life

61 mundane Ordinary, commonplace

62 Calm, casual, seeming unexcited
nonchalant Calm, casual, seeming unexcited

63 novice Apprentice, beginner

64 opulent wealthy

65 orator Lecturer, speaker

66 Showy, displaying wealth
ostentatious Showy, displaying wealth

67 parched Dried up, shriveled

68 Faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy
perfidious Faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy

69 Unusually advanced at an early age
precocious Unusually advanced at an early age

70 Pretending to be important, intelligent, cultured
pretentious Pretending to be important, intelligent, cultured

71 To delay unnecessarily, postpone
procrastinate To delay unnecessarily, postpone

72 Relating to prose; dull, commonplace
Prosaic Relating to prose; dull, commonplace

73 prosperity Wealth or success

74 Tending to provoke a response
provocative Tending to provoke a response

75 prudent Careful, cautious

76 Complaining, irritable
querulous Complaining, irritable

77 rancorous Bitter, hateful

78 reclusive Preferring isolation

79 Agreement after a quarrel
reconciliation Agreement after a quarrel

80 Repair, making something new again
renovation Repair, making something new again

81 Quick to recover, bounce back
resilient Quick to recover, bounce back

82 Controlled, repressed, restricted
restrained Controlled, repressed, restricted

83 Worship, profound respect
reverence Worship, profound respect

84 sagacity wisdom

85 Scrutinize To observe carefully

86 Impulsive action, unplanned events
spontaneity Impulsive action, unplanned events

87 Lacking authenticity, false
spurious Lacking authenticity, false

88 Tending to meekness, to submit to others
submissive Tending to meekness, to submit to others

89 substantiate To verify or confirm

90 subtle Hard to detect

91 Shallow, lacking in depth
superficial Shallow, lacking in depth

92 Extra, more than enough, redundant
superfluous Extra, more than enough, redundant

93 suppress To end an activity

94 surreptitious Secret, stealthy

95 Considerate, skillful in avoiding offense
tactful Considerate, skillful in avoiding offense

96 Determined; keeping a firm grip
tenacious Determined; keeping a firm grip

97 Temporary, short-lived
transient Temporary, short-lived

98 Respected because of age
venerable Respected because of age

99 To clear from blame or suspicion
vindicate To clear from blame or suspicion

100 wary Careful, cautious


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