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acoustics
the quality of sound
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alimentary
relating to good and nourishment
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ameliorate
to make better; to lessen pain
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antagonism
hatred or hostility
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appease
to make tranquil or quiet; specially by giving into anothers demand; pacify
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austere
having great economy; showing self-control
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bellicose
of a quarrelsome nature; eager to fight
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braggart
one who boasts a great deal
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carp
to find fault; to be critical
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circumlocution
speaking in circles; round-about speech
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complacent
self-satisfied; ----smug----
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congenial
compatible; sympathetic
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contentious
quarrelsome; belligerent
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culinary
having to do with cooking; preparing meals
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deride
to ridicule or make fun of; to scoff at
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diffuse
spread out; not concise; wordy
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disputatious
likely to dispute or argumentative
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eloquence
artful ease with speaking
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esteem
to value highly; to have great regard for
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exalt
to praise or glorify; to lift up in status, dignity or power
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gregarious
sociable, outgoing
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impassioned
filled with passion emotion
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indolent
lazy, not wanting to do any work
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intractable
stubborn; hard to manage
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laconic
using few words in speech
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lavish
generous in giving to other or in spending money
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loquacious
very talkative; liking to talk; garrulous
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mercenary
greedy for self-gain; thinking only of money-making
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mundane
commonplace; ordinary
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obsolete
old; outdated; no longer in use
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pacify
to calm; to make peaceful
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peripatetic
moving to talking about; itinerant
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placate
to make calm; to soothe
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precarious
dangerous or risky; uncertain
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profuse
abundant; more than enough
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quandary
a dilemma; a confusing or puzzling situation
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rant
to talk very loudly, even wildly; rave
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recalcitrant
stubborn; disobedient; defiant
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reticent
not talking much; reserved
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sedentary
having to do with sitting around a lot
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squander
to spend money in a wasteful; uncaring fashion
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subordinate
inferior; lower in rank or status
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terse
concise, only using the words that are necessary sometimes to a point of rudeness
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trite
unoriginal and stale due to overuse
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unyielding
stubborn; inflexible
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vibrant
lively; full of vitality
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voluble
talking with a great deal of ease; glib
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