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abate
to reduce in intensity or amount
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antecedent
preceding a cause
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baneful
a source of harm or destruction; harmful, destructive
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contempt
scorn, extreme dislike or disdain
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cynical
given to faultfinding, sneering, and sarcasm; exhibiting mocking disbelief
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dexterous
skillful and active with the hands; manually adroit and skillful
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dour
sullen, stern, harsh
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exalt
to glorify, to praise, to raise in rank
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felicitous
happy or delightful
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impeccable
free from fault or blame
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imperturbable
marked by extreme calm, impassivity, assrance and steadiness
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malleable
capable of being shaped, influenced, or altered; tractable
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mortify
to humilate, to wound pride, to experience shame
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obdurate
extemely stubborn, unwilling to accept advice
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platitude
trite remark, banal statement
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profligate
a wasteful person; extremely wasteful, given to licentiousness
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pugnacious
looking for a fight, combative, belligerent
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spurn
to reject or to refuse with hostility
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supercilious
haughty, vain and arrogant
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trite
overused, commonplace, hackneyed
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vociferous
clamorous; boisterous (suggests a vehement outcry)
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vulgarity
something offensive to good taste and refinement
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