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bellicose
aggressive, willing to fight
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cantankerous
argumentative, uncooperative
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indispensable
absolutely necessary
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tractable
easy to manage, easy to deal with
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candid
truthful, straightforward
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chronicle
record in a factual manner
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preeminent
very distinguished, better than the rest
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ambivalent
having mixed feelings
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abstemious
using temperance, not eating or drinking much
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shrewd
selfishly sharp and clever
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garish
tastelessly showy, flashy
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improvident
planning poorly for the future, myopic
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magnanimous
kind, generous
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avuncular
having to do with an uncle
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tactile
having to do with the sense of touch
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pubctilious
showing great attention to detail (punctual)
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perfidy
deceitfulness, to betray
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iconoclast
a person who attacks cherished beliefs
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eccentric
unconventional and strange
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self-effacing
not seeking attention, modest
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fortuity
a chance occurrence, lucky
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forible
a minor weakness in one's character
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jocular
humorous or playful
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juxtaposition
different things placed together for contrasting effect
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