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Arrogant: Audacious, Imperious, Hubris, Conceit (Pride), Insolent, Impertinent (Pert), Impudent, Effrontery, Truculent, Despot (Despotism) (Tyrannical),

Presumptuous, Overweening. Firebram. Supercilious, Jingoist, Irate, Boorish (Rude), Churlish (Rude). Haughtiness, Choleric. Scatter: Dissipate, Disseminate, Squander. Long lasting: Perennial, Perpetual, Enduring, Incessant. To the point: Pertinent, Germane, Appose, Apposite. Defection: Opposite of affection, Desertion, (leaving loyalty for something). Collect or gather: Amass (Collect money for oneself), Garner, Accrue. Stimulate: Piquant (in taste, in feeling, pleasantly pungent, attractive), Whet, Galvanize. Saturated: Inundated, Imbued, Submerged, Surfeit, Satiate, Glut, Profusion. Rife with, Replete, Superfluous, / Plenty: Superfluous, glut, abundance, Myriad, plenitude rife, replete satiate deluge (Flood) stilted sundry surfeit. Inordinate, Inflated, Exorbitant (Excessive in terms if price). Exaggerated. Burdensome: Onerous, Arduous, Irksome, cumbersome. Spotless/ Flawless: Immaculate, Impeccable Infallible, Unerring. Inerrancy. Cant be conquered: Insurmountable, Insuperable, Invincible, Epitaph: Good saying on a tombstone (Elegiac), Epithet: referring to somebody with his or her position (Can be derogatory or elegiac as well). Narrow minded: Parochial, Sectarian, Bigoted (Bigotry), Canonical, Clannish, Insular. Provincial (unsophisticated) Bright and radiant: refulgent, effulgent.Luminous, Lustrous, resplendent. Hint: Insinuation, Innuendo.(sexual innuendos) Unutterable: Ineffable. Famous: Illustrious, Celebrated, Emminent .Magnet. Bold : Audacious Courageous Dauntless Fortitude Chivalrous Intrepid Plucky doughty, impuissance. Changing Quickly Capricious Mercurial Volatile whimsical. Crotchety Vertiginous (Disoriented state of mind). Kaleidoscopic Hesitate Dither oscillate teeter vacillate waver diffidence. Act Quickly

Abrupt Apace Headlong impetuous precipitate celerity, dispatch. Curt (Rudely hasty or terse). Foolhardy. Precipitate, brusque, Agree Accord, Succor, Accede, Commensurate, Tantamount, Consensus Consonant. Ratify (Verify, approve formally) (Opposite: Dissention / Disagreement/ Reproach/ Reprobation/ Reprove). Volition (Exercise of will). Harmony: Conformity, Conceded, Accord, Accede, Consonance, Concord, Succor. Participating in wrong deeds: Abet, Complicit. Guess: Conjecture, surmise. Loud sound: Boisterous, Sonorous, Obstreperous, Raucous, Clamor, Clamorous, Vociferous, Rowdy. Believable: Tenable, Credulous, Credible. (Credulity : quality of easily believing others, Gullible.) Downfall: Declivity (Gradual slope) Debacle (sudden downfall). Innocent / Inexperienced Credulous gullible, venal, (Easily bribed) ingenuous naive novitiate Tyro Novice Callow Sophomoric, Fledgling. Innocuous. Lonely: Desolate, Reclusive, Hermetic, Barren, Arid (land left without vegetation). Replace Supersede, Supplant. Repetition: Tautology, Redundancy. Small talks Prattle, Badinage, Persfilage, Babble. Difficult to understand Abstruse ambiguous arcane bemusing cryptic enigmatic esoteric inscrutable obscure opaque paradoxical perplexing recondite turbid Occult Hermetic, Nebulous. (Intelligible capable of being understood only by intellect, Clandestine, Murky). Publicize: Touted, Promulgate, Enjoin. Tendency to believe people: Credulity, Gullible (easily deceived), Venal (Who is easily bribed). Corruption: Depravity, Perfidy, Prodigal. Flagrant. Treacherous: Perfidious, Insidious, Stealthy, Sly, Furtive surreptitious (something obnoxious done hiddenly) Easy to understand Articulate cogent eloquent evident limpid lucid pellucid Luculent perspicuous. Perspicuity. Conspicuous, obstrusive (Notable) Smart/ Learned Astute canny pedantic Erudite Perspicacious Discerining Sagacious (Sage) Pundit Myopic, Impolitic (Opposite near sighted, Lacking foresight). Sage. Ingenious.

Demanding: peremptory, Imperative, Imperious. To give up: Abjure (Renounce upon oath / Perjury, Desertion, Defection.), Abnegation (Self sacrifice / Renunciation), Abdicate (To give up a position), Abstain, Abstemious, Abstinence (to give up food). Renounce, Relinquish, Repudiate (disavow) Renege on, Retract (To go back from ones word). Criticize/ Criticism Aspersion belittle berate calumny castigate decry defame/ defamation denounce deride/ demean derisive diatribe disparage despise excoriate Extort gainsay harangue impugn inveigh lambaste obloquy objurgate opprobrium pillory rebuke remonstrate reprehend reprove revile tirade vituperate, defy (Defiance - rebellious). Denigrate, Fulminate (Loudly attack), Admonish, Lible, Malign, Detraction. Decree. Pejorative Rail Rant Upbraided Chided. Dispute. Aspersion.Jeremiad, Denunciation, Malediction, Reprimand.Inveigh. Dissention / Disagreement/ Reproach (Reproachful) / Reprobation/ Reprove. Snub. Slight (To show contempt for ) Disdain. Scorn. Expert: Veteran, Maven (expert in any field), Virtuoso (High quality versatility in music) (someone who has spc knowledge and skills). Connoisseur. Inveterate (deep rooted). Sophisticated: Debonair, Urbane. Shy/Gravity/seriousness: Coy, Demure, Diffidence, Reticence, Gravity, Solemnity, Coquettish. Fear: Timidity, Timorous, Trepidation, Meek, Week, Craven, Pussilanimous, Cowerdly, Poltroon. Interpid (Fearless) Contradict: Belie, Gainsay, Controvert. Contravene, Contrast, Discordance, Dull: Dingy, Drab (For clothes) Insipid (Food), Obtuse, Asinine (Stupid / immature Personality). Reduce a quality or value: Depreciate, Deplete, Debase, Devalue. Skilled: Adroit, Consummate, Adept, Proficient, Impeccable, Immaculate (Flawless), Dextrous, Deft. (Inept: Opposite) Confused Muddle, Befuddle, Obfuscate, Bewilderment Confound, Disconcert Becloud. Pell mell. Nonplussed. Addle, Flummoxed. Bemuse. Cautious: Prudent, Provident, Circumspect, Wary, Chary, Discreet (Prudent in speech). Formidable: Redoubtable. Diverse: Disparate, Multifarious. Eclectic. Superficial: platitude, perfunctory, cursory, Cavil. Less important: Nugatory, Trivial, Venial. Peccadillo. Flattery: Adulation, Blandishment. Small talker: Reticent, Diffident, Taciturn, Curt (Rudely brief), Coy, Demure (Person with gravity / shy). Nullify: Annul, Repeal, Rescind (Cancel) Void, Expunge, Obliterate, Efface, Abolish, Abrogate, Revoke, Extirpate, Nigh, Preclude, Obviate, Deracinate, Decimate.

Lustful: Salacious, Lascivious, Licentious Lewd. Emphasize: Accentuate, Underscore. Pretension (Showy): Ostentatious, Pompous, flaunt, Emulate (Imitate), Feign, Brandish, Grandiose. Simulate, Feign, Emulate (Imitate). Carousal / mental depravity: Bacchanalian Depraved (Depravity) Dissipated, Iniquity libertine (Bit more extreme than liberal), Unscrupulous, libidinous (Libido) licentious salacious, lascivious, reprobate ribald (Profane/wanton) salacious sordid turpitude squalid, Grime, Stealthy, Filthy, Surreptitious. Profligacy, Antagonistic, Macabre, Gruesome, Insidious. Immoral: Perfidy, Profligacy, Sordid, Furtive, Surreptitious, Squalor, Grime, Stealthy, Filthy, Unscrupulous Macabre, Gruesome. Iniquitous.(Iniquity) Turpitude, Depravity, Prodigal (Morally wasted). Sneaky, Stealthy, Furtive, Insidious. Truth: Candor / Candid fealty frankness indisputable indubitable legitimate probity sincere veracious verity Irrefragable Impregnable (Invulnerable), Irrevocable. Quarrelsome: Belligerent, Bellicose, Pugnacious, Impugn. Falsehood (Not true) Pretentious: Apocryphal canard chicanery dissemble (Disguise) duplicity equivocate erroneous ersatz fallacious feigned guile mendacious mendacity perfidy prevaricate specious spurious conceal, disguise fabricated contrived, dissemble, factitious. Phony, Affected (Affectation), Tenuous, Flimsy, Pretentious Showy: Ostentatious, Grandiose, Pompous. Grandiloquent (Pompous speech). Deception: Chicanary, Trickery, Guile, (Gullible Easily deceived, venal (capable of being bribed), Credulity: quality of easily believing) Guileless Free of trickery, Bilk, Swindle. Delusion, Delusive, Hoodwink, Allure, Entice, Inveguile. Entice, Wheedle, Cajole, Coax, Amulet. Turmoil: Welter, Maelstrom. Habituated: Inveterate (deep rooted), Inured. Fruitful: Prolific, Fecund. Fretile, Verdant, Teeming with life. Fruitous. Talk at length: Expatiate, Explicit, Explicate, Elicit, Expository, Expansive (Expansive: Outgoing). Avoid: Eschew, Shunned. Scatter: Squander, Dissipate, Disseminate, Dispel. Biting (as in wit or temperament) Acerbic acidulous acrimonious asperity caustic mordant (mordacious) trenchant Aversion Odious incisive. Atrocious, Heinous. Praise

Acclaim accolade aggrandize encomium eulogize extol fawn laud/ laudatory venerate revere elegy panegyric toady obsequious.vaunted (Hugely praise) Joy: Ecstasy, Elation, euphoria. Happy: Jocose, Blithe, Jubilan, Jocular, Jocund, Jollify, Jovial, Congenial, Genial, Convivial, Vivacious, Mirth, Gaiety, Cheerfulness. Can not be moulded (Not Vulnerable): Inexorable, Intractable, Implacable, Irrevocable, Impregnable. Complicated not straight forward: Intricate, Convoluted, Byzantine, Labyrinthine, Involuted, Serpentine, Tortuous, Devious, And Erratic, Maze, Conduiting. Not Conventional: Iconoclastic, Heterodoxy, Maverick, Heretic (Heresy) Person who loves pleasure: Sybarite, Hedonist, Voluptuous. Minimize: Damp, Dank, Ameliorate. Cant be moulded: Intractable, Inexorable (Opposite of affable), Implacable. Example: Paragon, Exemplary, Epitome. Epitome (Figurative). Escape from: Evade, Eluding. Harmful: Baleful deleterious inimical injurious insidious minatory perfidious pernicious, Odious(Repulsive/unpleasant). Timid / Timidity Craven diffident pusillanimous recreant timorous trepidation Lack of emotion: Standoffish, Glacial, Apathetic, Dispassionate Inured. Mysterious: Enigmatic, Abstruse, Obscure, Inscrutable Occult, Hermetic, uncanny, Eerie (Unnatural silence). Boring Banal fatuous hackneyed insipid mundane pedestrian platitude prosaic quotidian trite. Customary. Full of energy: Congenial, Convivial, Vivacious, Genial. Increase: Aggrandize, Augmentation, Accretion Escalate Ancient: Antidiluvian, Antecedent, Ancient, Antecede, Antecedent. Inclination: Proclivity, Predilection, Propensity, Penchant. Predispose. Difficult situation: predicament (dilemma), conundrum. To make improper: Profane, violate, Infringe, Ribald, Wanton defile. Marred.Transgression (Violation of a law, so is infringe, violate, profane etc). Weaken Adulterate enervate exacerbate inhibit obviate stultify undermine vitiate Assist

Abet advocate ancillary bolster corroborate countenance espouse mainstay munificent proponent stalwart sustenance Hostile (Rude) Antithetic churlish curmudgeon irascible malevolent misanthropic truculent antagonistic antithesis iniquity, Surly, Invidious (Envy causing) Inimical, Curt. Abominable (Abominate/Loathsome). Rude: Boorish, Churlish, Curt. Small amount: Paucity, Dearth, Iota. Paltry Sparseness, Miniscule. Dwindled, Winced, Exiguous (Small). Sleep inducing: soporific, somnolent. Pompous speech: Grandiloquent, Declamatory. (Discreet pithy articulate speech) Discrete Distinct. Flexible: Tractable, Malleable, Limber, Docile, Ductile. Stubborn Implacable inexorable intractable intransigent obdurate obstinate recalcitrant refractory renitent untoward vexing Dogged Pertinacious Insurrection Insugent. Froward. Unlucky/Not favourable: Untoward, Hapless. Fighting: Querulous, Bickering, Fracas, Fractious. Rebellious: Intransient, Insurrection, Insurgent, Seditious, Defiant (Defiance Defy), Dissident, Demur (Object). Contumacious. Respect: Deference (Defer), Veneration, Revere, Deify (Deity). Annoy: Vex, Exacerbate, Nettle, Exasperate, Chagrin, Gall, Querulous. Fret. Beginning / Young Burgeoning callow engender inchoate incipient nascent Generous/ Kind Altruistic beneficent clement largess magnanimous munificent philanthropic unstinting benevolent, benison. Benediction. Destroy: Ravage, rapacious, Decimate, Deracinate, Plunder, Extirpate. Subvert (Destructive attitude Specially against authority) Mayhem. Ransack, Voracious, Vandalism, Pillage. Highest point: Zenith (Nadir opposite), Pinnacle, Apogee (Perigee Opposite). Curse: Baneful, Baleful, Malevolent, Anathema. Blasphemy, Blasphemous, Imprecation. Greedy Avaricious covetous mercenary miserly penurious rapacious Greedy: Mercenary, Avarice, Cupid. Terse / Brief

Compendious (Compendium) Curt laconic pithy succinct taciturn (Brief and less talking) Sententious curt (rudely brief), Brevity, Terse, Concise, Aphoristic. Fraud: Fraudulent, charlatan, quack. Disharmony: Discord, Dissonance, (Opposite : Consonence) Overblown/ Wordy: Bombastic circumlocution garrulous grandiloquent loquacious periphrastic prolix rhetoric turgid verbose Glib. Vociferous, Dictatorial Authoritarian despotic dogmatic hegemonic hegemony imperious peremptory tyrannical Bigotry, Hatred Abhorrence, Ahor, Abominate, Loath, anathema (Curse) antagonism antipathy detestation Resentment, enmity loathing malice odium (Odious) rancor rankle, Animosity. Repugnance, Reluctant. Umbrage, barbing, animus, inexorable. Exacerbic, Exaspersion. Execrate Rash/Hasty Impetuous, Foolhardy, Celerity, Headlong. Beginner/ Amateur Dilettante fledgling neophyte novitiate proselyte tyro novice nascent nave callow sophomoric. Lazy/ Sluggish Indolent inert lackadaisical languid lassitude lethargic phlegmatic quiescent slothful torpid languid Enervated Debilitated Listless. Flagged, Feeble, Enfeeble, Feckless, Enfeeble, Tardy. Recumbent, Supine (lying on back). Pine, Otiosity, Frail. Showy but false: Meretricious, Tawdry, Bedizened, And Raffish. Disapproval: Dissention, Desertion, Defection, Decry, Gainsay, Belie, Scorn, Flout. Deprecate, Combat, Disdain. Sardonic (Subtly sarcastic), Spurn. Risky: Precarious, Frangible, Fragile, Edge. Burdensome: Arduous, Onerous, Irksome, Cumbersome, Encumber, Humdrum, Ennui (Boring situation). Ineffective: Feckless, Defunct, Obsolete. Pacify/ Satisfy Ameliorate appease assuage defer mitigate mollify placate slake propitiate satiate slake abate Extenuate, ebb. Dank, Damp, (Dimish- stronger meaning) Palliate (ease pain). Mental distress: Distraught, Affliction, Distract, Distrait. Aimless: Desultory, Frivolity, heedless, Levity, Meander, Dawdle, Ramble Loiter (Walk aimlessly), Linger. Dabble Gambol. Casual remark: Facetious. Cavil (remark), Cursory, Nonchalance, Flippant, heedless, Frivolous, Desultory, Levity, Feckless, Sloven, Gratuitous. Forgive Absolve acquit exculpate exonerate expiate palliate redress vindicate

Poor Destitute Esurient impecunious indigent, penury impoverished, pauper. Pecuniary, Cautious about money: parsimony, miser, pecuniary, skinflint Impecunious. Miser. Skinflint. Favoring / Not impartial Ardent/ ardor doctrinaire fervid partisan tendentious zealot Avid (Avidity eagerness). Zealous: Diligent, Industrious, Fervid, Fervor, Ardent, Assiduous. Zealot. Fervent. Sedulous, Instigated, Ardor, Avidity (Eagerness), Fervent, Fomented. Support: Endorse, Buttress, Bolster, Reinforce, Espouse, Corroborate, Fand Substantiate (Substantial). Denying of self Abnegate abstain ascetic Spartan Stoic temperate Walking about Ambulatory itinerant meander peripatetic Insincere Disingenuous dissemble fulsome ostensible unctuous Prevent/ Obstruct Discomfit encumber fetter forfend hinder impede inhibit occlude, Deterrent Stymie. Stifle. Obscene: Scurrilous, bawdy, Sacrilage, Infringe, Profane, Violate, Wanton. Agitated: Fermented, Foment. Eccentric/ Dissimilar Aberrant anachronism anomalous eclectic esoteric discrete iconoclast Funny Chortle droll facetious flippant gibe jocular levity ludicrous raillery riposte simper. Sorrow Disconsolate doleful dolor elegiac forlorn lament lugubrious melancholy morose plaintive threnody despondence. Dirge, Wistful. Pensive, poignant, deplore, Sullen. Bereavement. Tenebrous. Stygian. Moudlin. Quarrel: Bicker, Quibble, Fracas (Fractious), Squabble. Gloomy: Despondent, Saturnine, Morose, Disconsolate, Downcast, Despirited. Dirge. Stygian, Wistful, Somber. Bemoan. Lament. Delay: Procrastinate, Dilatory, Defer, Dally. Disgusting/ Offensive Defile fetid invidious noisome odious putrid rebarbative Withdrawal/ Retreat Abeyance abjure abnegation abortive abrogate decamp demur recant recidivism remission renege rescind retrograde

Cancel: Recant, Expunge (Subject matter cancel a notice), Exonerate, Exculpate, Acquittal (A man), Expurgate (Remove offensive parts of a book). Death/ Mourning Bereave cadaver defunct demise dolorous elegy knell lament macabre moribund obsequies sepulchral wraith Copy Counterpart emulate facsimile factitious paradigm precursor quintessence simulated vicarious Dull situation: Doldrum, Humdrum, Dolorous. Equal Equitable equity tantamount commensurate. Clam: Halcyon, Placid, Tranquil Beatific, Equanimity. (Pandemonium paranoia). Pulchritude (Clam beauty), Serenity, Imperturbable. Comely. Free: Emancipated, Unfettered. Support: Bolster, Under gird, Espouse, Buttress, Fortified. Unusual Aberration anomaly iconoclast idiosyncrasy Arbitrary. Deceptive: Illusory, Baffling, Evasive, Illusive, eluding, Delirium (hallucination), , Delusive. Expressionless: Impassive, Deadpan, Disinterested, Indifferent. Phlegmatic Glacial, Distant (Cold in behaviour). Apathetic, Dispassionate, Impartial Unbiased, Wandering (Journey) Discursive expatiate forage itinerant peregrination peripatetic sojourn Odyssey. Gaps/ Openings Abatement aperture fissure hiatus interregnum interstice lull orifice rent respite rift Healthy Beneficial salubrious salutary Self Restraint (Simple / Artless): Continence, Austere. Ascetic, Spartan, Ingenuous, Idyllic (Charmingly simple). Frugal. Abbreviated communication Abridge compendium cursory curtail syllabus synopsis terse Wisdom Adage aphorism apothegm axiom bromide dictum epigram platitude sententious truism Family Conjugal consanguine distaff endogamous filial fratricide progenitor scion Not a straight line Askance awry careen carom circuitous circumvent gyrate labyrinth meander oblique serrated sidle sinuous undulating vortex

Investigate Appraise ascertain assay descry peruse Time/ Order/ Duration Anachronism antecede antedate anterior archaic diurnal eon ephemeral epoch fortnight millennium penultimate synchronous temporal Short lived: Ephemeral, Fleeting, Evanescent. Spoil: Tarnish, Sully (Sullied). Approachable: Amiable, Amicable, Amenable, Winsome, Gracious. Bad mood Bilious dudgeon irascible pettish petulant pique (resentment, provoke, arouse, irritation). querulous waspish. Easily Disturbed: Peevish, Petulant, Irascible, Curmudgeon, Cantankerous (Disturbing). Guess: Conjecture, Surmise. Embarrass Abash chagrin compunction contrition diffidence expiate foible gaucherie rue Hardhearted Asperity baleful dour fell malevolent mordant sardonic scathing truculent vitriolic vituperation Nag Admonish cavil belabor enjoin exhort harangue hector martinet remonstrate reproof Predict Augur auspice fey harbinger portentous precursor presage prescient prognosticate Pioneer: Harbinger, Emissary (messenger / Fore runner), Vanguard, (Forerunner) Herald. Obey others: Obeisance (Obedient), Complaisant, Dutiful. (Complacent: self satisfied) Luck Adventitious amulet auspicious fortuitous kismet optimum portentous propitiate propitious providential talisman serendipity (acquired by luck, suddenly, accidentally). Levy: To impose tax, Exact: to collect tax. (Demand), Extortion of tax. To correct: Edify (To correct morally a person) Emend, Amend (Correct or edit text). Foul Smell: Malodorous, Noisome, Fetid, Effluvium. Nasty Fetid noisome noxious Notorious, Egregious. Harsh-sounding Assonance cacophony din dissonant raucous strident

Pleasant-sounding Euphonious harmonious melodious sonorous mellifluous. Dulcet. Words related to phobia: Anthropophobia: Fear of people or the company of people, a form of social phobia. We all have one of those friends, who likes to keep distance from people, finds opportunities to run away from them. Dont we? Anthropos is a root word for mankind or humankind. 2. Emetophobia: Fear or anxiety pertaining to vomiting. This specific phobia can also include subcategories of what causes the anxiety, including a fear of vomiting in public, a fear of seeing vomit, a fear of watching the action of vomiting or fear of being nauseated. 3. Claustrophobia: Fear of closed spaces. Root word here is Latin claustrum which means a shut in place. Jack hates being in a crowded elevator, a room without windows, or sitting in an airplane and even while wearing tight-necked clothing. He is definitely claustrophobic. 4. Ergophobia: Fear of work. It comes from Greek word ergos means work. Working nine-to-five Monday through Friday can be a real drag. Having a job can cause stress and anxiety in almost everyones life, but what if that stress and anxiety were so bad that you could barely even go to work? People who suffer from Ergophobia have a persistent fear of work, finding work or functioning and experience undue anxiety about the workplace environment, even though they realize their fear is irrational. 5. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia: Fear of long words. Hippopotamus+ Monster + sesquipedalian (means one and a have foot long).This word is intended to exaggerate the length of the word itself and the idea of the size of the words being feared. 6. Autophobia: Fear of being alone or isolated. Giacomo Casanova must be Auto phobic, how else do you describe a womanizer? 7. Ophthalmophobia: Fear of being stared at. It is usually seen in people who are low in confidence or are very conscious of how they look. 8. Paedophobia: Fear of children; fear of dolls or fear of infants, childhood. It is more of allergy than fear. If you see someone saying Get that little pink thing away from me, you know what phobia they have. 9. Anthophobia: Fear of flowers. Now, who does not like flowers for Christs sake? Strange. Really strange that such a fear exists. 10. Herpetophobia: Fear of reptiles. If you have herpetophobia, you might become afraid whenever you are in proximity to a reptile or even amphibian. Group 7 Abstemious self denying; refraining from indulging Blithe free-spirited; carefree Crepuscular active at dawn and dusk Enunciation clear pronunciation; accent; articulation Headstrong stubborn; willful Lackluster dull; monotonous; bland Objective unbiased; not subjective Pliable flexible; not stubborn Rescind retract; repeal Temper to moderate; soften.

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