ambivalent: Having mixed feelings
apathy: Lack of interest or concern
benign: Gentle; not harmful
cacophony: A harsh mixture of sounds
camaraderie: Friendly trust among companions
clandestine: Done in secret
cogent: Clear and convincing
complacent: Too satisfied with oneself
copious: Plentiful
credulous: Too ready to believe
culminate: To reach the highest point
dichotomy: A split into two opposite parts
disparity: A great difference
disseminate: To spread widely
eccentric: Odd or unusual in behavior
empathy: Sharing another's feelings
exacerbate: To make worse
fastidious: Very careful and hard to please
frugal: Careful with money
gratuitous: Unnecessary and uncalled for
hierarchy: A ranking of levels
idiosyncrasy: A personal quirk
impartial: Fair
impede: To get in the way of
incessant: Never stopping
indifferent: Showing no interest
indigenous: Native to a place
ingenious: Clever and inventive
integrity: Honesty and strong moral principles
irrelevant: Not connected to the topic
jeopardy: Danger
lethargic: Sluggish and without energy
lucid: Clear and easy to understand
magnanimous: Generous and forgiving
mundane: Ordinary and dull
nonchalant: Calm and unconcerned
novice: A beginner
pensive: Deep in thought
perpetual: Never ending
pertinent: Related to the matter at hand
placid: Calm and peaceful
profound: Deep in meaning
proficient: Skilled
prolific: Producing a great deal
quandary: A state of doubt about what to do
recede: To move back
reiterate: To say again
repose: Rest
reticent: Reserved and quiet
sagacious: Wise
scrupulous: Very careful to do right
serene: Calm and peaceful
solitary: Alone
spontaneous: Done without planning
stagnant: Not flowing or growing
stoic: Not showing feelings
superfluous: More than needed
tangible: Able to be touched
trivial: Of little importance
ubiquitous: Found everywhere
verbose: Using too many words

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