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Denying of Self
abnegate
abstain
abstemious
abstinent
ascetic
continent
forbear
frugal
restrained
spartan
stoic
teetotal
temperate
- Abnegate: To give up (rights or a claim, for example); renounce; To deny (something) to oneself
- Abstain: To refrain from something by one's own choice
- Abstemious: Eating and drinking in moderation
- Abstinent: The act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite or desire, especially for alcoholic drink or sexual intercourse
- Ascetic: A person who renounces material comforts and leads a life of austere self-discipline, especially as an act of religious devotion
- Continent: able to control urination and defecation; exercising self-restraint, esp from sexual activity; chaste
- Forbear: To refrain from; resist; To be tolerant or patient in the face of provocation
- Frugal: practising economy; living without waste; thrifty
- Restrained: To hold back or keep in check; control; (of a person or person's manner) calm and unemotional - reticent
- Spartan: Rigorously self-disciplined or self-restrained; simple, frugal, austere
- Stoic: Seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by emotions, pleasure or pain; impassive:
- Teetotal: Of, relating to, or practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
- Temperate: Exercising moderation and self-restraint
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Dictatorial
Ascendancy
Authoritarian
Autocrat
Despotic
Dogmatic
Hegemonic
Imperious
Magisterial
Martinet
Peremptory
Tyrannical
- Ascendancy: the condition of being dominant, esp through superior economic or political power
- Authoritarian: expecting or requiring people to obey rules or laws: not allowing personal freedom
- Autocrat: A ruler having unlimited power; a despot; a person who rules with total power
- Despotic: A ruler with absolute power; wields power oppressively
- Dictatorial: used to describe a person who tries to control other people in a forceful and unfair way
- Dogmatic: expressing personal opinions or beliefs as if they are certainly correct and cannot be doubted
- Hegemonic: the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others
- Imperious: Arrogantly domineering or overbearing
- Magisterial: having the confident quality of someone who expects to be obeyed by other people
- Martinet: A rigid military disciplinarian; One who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules
- Peremptory: used to describe an order, command, etc., that you must obey without any questions or excuses; Offensively self-assured; dictatorial
- Tyrannical: using power over people in a way that is cruel and unfair
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Difficult to Understand
Abstruse
Ambiguous
Arcane
Bemusing
Cabalistic/kabbalistic/qabalistic
Cryptic
Delphic
Enigmatic
Equivocal
Esoteric
Flummox
Inscrutable
Labyrinthine
Obnubilate
Obscure
Opaque
Paradoxical
Perplexing
Recondite
Sibylline
Turbid
- Abstruse: Difficult to understand; recondite
- Ambiguous: Open to more than one interpretation; not expressed or understood clearly
- Arcane: Known or understood by only a few; requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
- Bemusing: to cause (someone) to be confused and often also somewhat amused
- Cabalistic/kabbalistic/qabalistic: Having a secret or hidden meaning; occult
- Cryptic: Having hidden meaning; mystifying; secret or occult
- Delphic: Obscurely prophetic; oracular; obscure or ambiguous
- Enigmatic: not clear to the understanding; puzzling; resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought
- Equivocal: Open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead; ambiguous; deliberately misleading or vague; evasive; of doubtful character or sincerity; dubious
- Esoteric: Intended for or understood by only a particular group: ANTONYM: exoteric (suited to the public)
- Flummox: To confuse; perplex.
- Inscrutable: Difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable
- Labyrinthine: resembling a labyrinth in complexity
- Obnubilate: to darken or obscure; to make unclear
- Obscure: Not readily noticed or seen; inconspicuous; Not clearly understood or expressed; ambiguous or vague; hidden
- Opaque: hard to understand; unintelligible; not transmitting light; not transparent or translucent
- Paradoxical: A seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true
- Perplexing: To confuse or trouble with uncertainty or doubt
- Recondite: Not easily understood; abstruse; concealed, hidden; requiring special knowledge to be understood
- Sibylline: having a secret or hidden meaning; cabalistic
- Turbid: muddy or opaque, as a liquid clouded with a suspension of particles; in turmoil or confusion
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Disgusting/Offensive (general)
Defile
Insolent
Invidious
Jarring
Noisome
Odious
Putrid
Rebarbative
- Defile: to make (something) dirty; To profane or sully (a reputation, for example); corrupt
- Exercrable: unequivocally detestable
- Insolent: offensive, impudent, or disrespectful
- Invidious: Tending to rouse ill will, animosity, or resentment
- Jarring: To be disturbing or irritating; grate; making or causing a harsh and irritating sound
- Noisome: Offensive to the point of arousing disgust; foul
- Odious: Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
- Putrid: Decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten; Morally rotten; corrupt; vile
- Rebarbative: Tending to irritate; repellent
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Disgusting/Offensive (odor)
Fetid
Mephitic
Miasmic
Olid
Putrid
Rancid
- Fetid: Having an offensive odor.
- Mephitic: poisonous or foul-smelling; foul-smelling, putrid
- Miasmic: of noxious stench from atmospheric pollution
- Olid: foul-smelling
- Putrid: Decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten; Morally rotten; corrupt; vile
- Rancid: Having the disagreeable odor or taste of decomposing oils or fats; rank; Repugnant; nasty
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Easy to Understand
Articulate
Cogent
Conspicuous
Eloquent
Evident
Limpid
Lucid
Luculent
Palpable
Patent
Pellucid
Perspicuous
- Articulate: Expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
- Cogent: Appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning; convincing
- Conspicuous: Easy to notice; obvious; attracting attention because of a striking quality or feature
- Eloquent: Characterized by persuasive, powerful discourse
- Evident: Easily seen or understood; obvious
- Limpid: Characterized by transparent clearness; Easily intelligible; clear
- Lucid: Easily understood; intelligible; Mentally sound; sane or rational
- Luculent: Easily understood; clear or lucid.
- Palpable: Capable of being handled, touched, or felt; tangible; Easily perceived; obvious
- Patent: clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
- Pellucid: extremely clear in style and meaning; limpid
- Perspicuous: Clearly expressed or presented; easy to understand; Expressing oneself clearly and effectively
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Unconventional
Aberrant
Anachronism
Anomalous
Bohemian
Eccentric
Eclectic
Gonzo
Heretic
Iconoclast
Idiosyncrasy
Outlandish
Outre
Unorthodox
- Aberrant: Deviating from the proper or expected course or what is normal; untrue to type
- Anachronism: something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
- Anomaly: Deviation or departure from the normal or common order, form, or rule; peculiar, irregular, abnormal, or difficult to classify
- Bohemian: A person with artistic or literary interests who disregards conventional standards of behavior
- Eccentric: Departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern; strange
- Gonzo: Using an exaggerated, highly subjective style, especially in journalism; bizarre, unconventional
- Heretic: a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion)
- Iconoclast: One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas or institutions
- Idiosyncrasy: A structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual or group
- Outlandish: Conspicuously unconventional; bizarre
- Outre: Out of the common course or limits; extravagant{2}; bizarre; outlandish{2}; as, an outré costume
- Unorthodox: Breaking with convention or tradition; not orthodox.
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To Embarrass/Feel Embarrassed
Abash
Chagrin
Compunction
Discomfit
Disconcert
- Abash: To make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
- Chagrin: A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event
- Compunction: A strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
- Discomfit: To make uneasy or perplexed; or embarrassed; to frustrate the plans or purpose of
- Disconcert: to disturb the composure of; to frustrate or upset; cause to feel embarrassment
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Minor Fault/Failure
Faux Pas
Foible
Gaucherie
Misdemeanor
Peccadillo
Pratfall
- Faux Pas: A social blunder
- Foible: A minor weakness or failing of character; peculiarity, idiosyncrasy
- Gaucherie: An awkward or tactless act, manner, or expression.
- Misdemeanour: any minor offence or transgression
- Peccadillo: A small sin or fault
- Pratfall: A humiliating error, failure, or defeat; A fall on the buttocks
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Remorse
Contrition
Expiate
Penance
Penitence
Rue
Self-Reproach
- Contrition: Feeling regret and sorrow for one's sins or offenses; penitent.
- Expiate: To make amends or reparation for; atone: expiate one's sins by acts of penance.
- Penance: voluntary self-punishment to atone for a sin, crime, etc.; a feeling of regret for one's wrongdoings
- Penitence: the state or condition of regretting crimes or offenses and being willing to atone for them; remorse for past conduct
- Rue: to feel sorrow, remorse, or regret for (one's own wrongdoing, past events with unpleasant consequences, etc.)
- Self-Reproach: The act or an instance of charging oneself with a fault or mistake; a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
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Equal
Commensurate
Equitable
Equity
Tantamount
- Commensurate: Of the same size, extent, or duration as another
- Equitable: Marked by or having equity; just and impartial; fair
- Equity: The state, quality, or ideal of being just, impartial, and fair.
- Tantamount: Equivalent in effect or value
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