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[LEFT] abate: reduce or lesson
abdicate: give up a position
aberration: something unusual, different from the norm
abhor: to really hate
abstain: to refrain from doing something
adversity: hardship, misfortune
aesthetic: pertaining to beauty
amicable: agreeable
anachronistic: out of the context of time, out of date
arid: very dry
asylum: sanctuary, place of safety
benevolent: friendly, helpful
bias: a prejudice towards something or against something
boisterous: enthusiastic, loud
brazen: bold
brusque: short, rude
camaraderie: togetherness, trust, group dynamic of trust
canny: careful
capacious: very large, spacious
capitulate: surrender
clairvoyant: can predict the future
collaborate: work together
compassion: sympathy
compromise: meeting in the middle, settling differences
condescending: patronizing
conditional: contingent upon something else, contingent upon
conformist: someone who follows the majority
convergence: coming together
deleterious: harmful
demagogue: rabble-rousing leader
digression: straying from main point
diligent: hard-working, dedicated
discredit: dishonor someone, prove something untrue
disdain: to regard with scorn
divergent: moving apart, going in different directions
empathy: feeling someone else’s feeling
emulate: following someone else's example
enervating: tiring
ephemeral: fleeting, temporary
evanescent: not lasting long
exemplary: outstanding
extenuating: something that makes the situation not as bad
florid: ornate
forbearance: patience, restraint
fortitude: strength
fortuitous: lucky
foster: promote, aid
fraught: filled with
frugal: thrifty
hackneyed: clichéd
haughty: being arrogant, talking down to people
hedonist: person who acts in pursuit of pleasure
hypothesis: unproven theory, educated guess
impetuous: rash, impulsive
impute: to assign or attribute to someone
inconsequential: without consequence, trivial, doesn't matter
inevitable: unavoidable, definitely going to happen
intrepid: fearless
intuitive: knowing something by instinct
jubilation: extreme happiness, joy
lobbyist: person who takes one side or the other, and persuades government officials
longevity: long (particularly long life)
mundane: boring, ordinary
nonchalant: casual, calm, at ease
opulent: wealthy
orator: speaker
ostentatious: flaunting wealth
parched: freed from water, dried up
perfidious: disloyal
pragmatic: practical
precocious: gifted/talented beyond one's years
pretentious: being self important, thinking you are better than others
procrastinate: to delay, often unnecessarily
prosaic: ordinary
prosperity: wealth
provocative: causes a fuss, inflammatory, likely to get people riled up
prudent: careful, wise
querulous: irritable, prone to argument
rancorous: hateful, unpleasant
reclusive: hermit, withdrawn
reconciliation: coming back together after a disagreement
renovation: being new, being redone
restrained: controlled, not free
reverence: deep respect
sagacity: wisdom
scrutinize: to look at carefully
spontaneous: being impulsive, acting without thinking
spurious: false, untrue
submissive: mild, meek
substantiate: to confirm, prove
subtle: shy, small, not showy
superficial: shallow
superfluous: unnecessary, too much
surreptitious: secret
tactful: polite
tenacious: persistent stubborn
transient: temporary, impermanent
venerable: respectable because of its age
vindicate: to free from blame
wary: careful, watchful[/LEFT]
abdicate: give up a position
aberration: something unusual, different from the norm
abhor: to really hate
abstain: to refrain from doing something
adversity: hardship, misfortune
aesthetic: pertaining to beauty
amicable: agreeable
anachronistic: out of the context of time, out of date
arid: very dry
asylum: sanctuary, place of safety
benevolent: friendly, helpful
bias: a prejudice towards something or against something
boisterous: enthusiastic, loud
brazen: bold
brusque: short, rude
camaraderie: togetherness, trust, group dynamic of trust
canny: careful
capacious: very large, spacious
capitulate: surrender
clairvoyant: can predict the future
collaborate: work together
compassion: sympathy
compromise: meeting in the middle, settling differences
condescending: patronizing
conditional: contingent upon something else, contingent upon
conformist: someone who follows the majority
convergence: coming together
deleterious: harmful
demagogue: rabble-rousing leader
digression: straying from main point
diligent: hard-working, dedicated
discredit: dishonor someone, prove something untrue
disdain: to regard with scorn
divergent: moving apart, going in different directions
empathy: feeling someone else’s feeling
emulate: following someone else's example
enervating: tiring
ephemeral: fleeting, temporary
evanescent: not lasting long
exemplary: outstanding
extenuating: something that makes the situation not as bad
florid: ornate
forbearance: patience, restraint
fortitude: strength
fortuitous: lucky
foster: promote, aid
fraught: filled with
frugal: thrifty
hackneyed: clichéd
haughty: being arrogant, talking down to people
hedonist: person who acts in pursuit of pleasure
hypothesis: unproven theory, educated guess
impetuous: rash, impulsive
impute: to assign or attribute to someone
inconsequential: without consequence, trivial, doesn't matter
inevitable: unavoidable, definitely going to happen
intrepid: fearless
intuitive: knowing something by instinct
jubilation: extreme happiness, joy
lobbyist: person who takes one side or the other, and persuades government officials
longevity: long (particularly long life)
mundane: boring, ordinary
nonchalant: casual, calm, at ease
opulent: wealthy
orator: speaker
ostentatious: flaunting wealth
parched: freed from water, dried up
perfidious: disloyal
pragmatic: practical
precocious: gifted/talented beyond one's years
pretentious: being self important, thinking you are better than others
procrastinate: to delay, often unnecessarily
prosaic: ordinary
prosperity: wealth
provocative: causes a fuss, inflammatory, likely to get people riled up
prudent: careful, wise
querulous: irritable, prone to argument
rancorous: hateful, unpleasant
reclusive: hermit, withdrawn
reconciliation: coming back together after a disagreement
renovation: being new, being redone
restrained: controlled, not free
reverence: deep respect
sagacity: wisdom
scrutinize: to look at carefully
spontaneous: being impulsive, acting without thinking
spurious: false, untrue
submissive: mild, meek
substantiate: to confirm, prove
subtle: shy, small, not showy
superficial: shallow
superfluous: unnecessary, too much
surreptitious: secret
tactful: polite
tenacious: persistent stubborn
transient: temporary, impermanent
venerable: respectable because of its age
vindicate: to free from blame
wary: careful, watchful[/LEFT]