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Abstain
- 1.Restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something.
- 2.Refrain from drinking alcohol.
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Adulterate
Render (something) poorer in quality by adding another substance, typically an inferior one.
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Apathy
Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
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Audacious
- 1. Showing a willingness to take bold risk
- 2. Showing an impudent lack of respect
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Capricious
Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.
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Corroborate
Confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).Synonyms:confirm - bear out - affirm - verify - support - certify
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Desiccate
1. Remove the moisture from (something, esp. food), typically in order to preserve it.
2. Lacking interest, passion, or energy.
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Engender
- 1. Cause or give rise to
- 2. Beget
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Ephemeral
Lasting for a very short time
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Gullible
Easily persuaded to believe something; credulous.
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Homogenous
1.Of the same kind; alike.
2. Consisting of parts all of the same kind.
Synonyms:uniform - similar
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Laconic
(of a person, speech, or style of writing) Using very few words.
Synonyms:terse - concise - brief - succinct - short - curt
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Laudable
(of an action, idea, or goal) Deserving praise and commendation.
Synonyms:praiseworthy - commendable - creditable - meritorious
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Mitigate
- 1. Make less severe, serious, or painful
- 2. Lessen the gravity of (an offense or mistake)
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Pedant
A person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.
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Pragmatic
1. Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
2. Relating to philosophical or political pragmatism.
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Propriety
- 1. The state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals.
- 2. The details or rules of behavior considered correct
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Vacillate
Alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive
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Volatile
evaporating rapidly; passing off readily in the form of vapor:Acetone is a volatile solvent.2.tending or threatening to break out into open violence;explosive: a volatile political situation.3.changeable; mercurial; flighty: a volatile disposition.4.(of prices, values, etc.) tending to fluctuate sharply andregularly: volatile market conditions.5.fleeting; transient: volatile beauty.
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