acute: Sharp, intense or very perceptive
adversity: Hardship or misfortune
aesthetic: Having to do with beauty or taste
alleviate: To make pain or a problem less severe
altruistic: Caring about the welfare of others without seeking reward
ambivalent: Having mixed or conflicting feelings
amiable: Friendly and pleasant
analogous: Similar in a way that allows comparison
anomaly: Something that departs from what is normal
apathy: Lack of interest or concern
arbitrary: Based on random choice, not reason
arduous: Requiring great effort; difficult
articulate: Able to express ideas clearly
astute: Clever and quick to see how to gain advantage
audacious: Boldly daring, sometimes rudely so
austere: Plain and strict; without luxury
autonomy: Freedom to govern oneself
benevolent: Kind and generous
candid: Open and honest
capricious: Changing mood or behavior suddenly and unpredictably
censure: To criticize formally and severely
circumvent: To find a way around
cogent: Clear, logical and convincing
complacent: Smugly satisfied and unaware of possible trouble
compromise: An agreement reached by each side giving up something
condone: To accept or overlook behavior that is wrong
conventional: Following accepted customs
corroborate: To confirm with additional evidence
credible: Believable; able to be trusted
cynical: Distrustful of people's motives
debilitate: To weaken seriously
decorum: Polite and proper behavior
deference: Respectful yielding to another's wishes
deplete: To use up; reduce greatly
derive: To obtain from a source
detrimental: Causing harm
didactic: Intended to teach, often too much so
diligent: Hard-working and careful
discern: To recognize or make out clearly
disparity: A noticeable difference or inequality
divulge: To reveal a secret
eccentric: Unconventional and slightly strange
eloquent: Fluent and persuasive in speech or writing
empirical: Based on observation or experiment
enigma: A puzzling person or thing
ephemeral: Lasting a very short time
equivocal: Open to more than one interpretation; deliberately vague
erroneous: Wrong; mistaken
esoteric: Understood by only a small group
exemplify: To be a typical example of
exonerate: To clear of blame
facilitate: To make easier
feasible: Possible to do
fervent: Showing intense and sincere feeling
frugal: Careful about spending money
futile: Having no useful result
gregarious: Fond of company; sociable
haughty: Arrogantly proud
hinder: To get in the way of
hypocrisy: Claiming standards one does not follow
impartial: Treating all sides equally
impetus: A force that sets something in motion
implicit: Suggested but not stated outright
incessant: Continuing without pause
indifferent: Having no particular interest or sympathy
indigenous: Native to a particular place
inherent: Existing as a permanent part of something
innate: Present from birth
innocuous: Not harmful or offensive
integrity: Honesty and strong moral principles
intricate: Having many small interlocking parts
jeopardize: To put at risk
lethargic: Sluggish and lacking energy
lucid: Clearly expressed; easy to understand
magnanimous: Generous in forgiving
malleable: Easily shaped or influenced
meticulous: Showing great attention to detail
mitigate: To make less severe
mundane: Ordinary; dull
nostalgia: A wistful longing for the past
novice: A beginner
obscure: Hard to see or understand; little known
obsolete: No longer in use
ominous: Suggesting that something bad will happen
optimal: Best possible
ostentatious: Showy in a way meant to impress

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