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Disapprobation
disapproval; condemnation
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Candor
freedom from bias; fairness
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Fastidious
excessively critical; hard to please
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Elated
very happy; jubilant
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Satire
- 1) the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule
- 2) a drama where human folly is help up to scorn or ridicule
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Apothecary
a druggist; pharmacist
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Affable
easy to approach and talk to; friendly; cordial
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Conjecture
forming an opinion or theory without efficient evidence or proof
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Diffident
lacking confidence in one's own ability
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Scruple
- 1) a moral or ethical consideration of statement that acts as a restraining force
- 2) very small portion or amount
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Caprice
a sudden, unpredictable change of ones mind or weather
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Vex
to irritate; annoy; provoke
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Filial
of or from a son or daughter
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Implacable
not to be appeases, mollified, or pacified; inexhorable; not to be changed
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Retort
- 1) to reply in a sharp way
- 2) a physical container to carry out chemical processes
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Imprudent
lacking discretion; rash
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Laconic
using few words; concise
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Alacrity
cheerful readiness; promptness; willingness
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