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Nicholas T. (United States of America)
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  1. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  2. amiable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  3. amicable
    characterized by friendship and good will
  4. congenial
    suitable to your needs
  5. convivial
    occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
  6. cordial
    politely warm and friendly
  7. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  8. jocular
    characterized by jokes and good humor
  9. levity
    a manner lacking seriousness
  10. animosity
    a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
  11. antagonism
    an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility
  12. bellicose
    having or showing a ready disposition to fight
  13. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  14. cantankerous
    stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
  15. captious
    tending to find and call attention to faults
  16. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  17. disputatious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  18. polemical
    of or involving dispute or controversy
  19. predator
    any animal that lives by preying on other animals
  20. pugnacious
    ready and able to resort to force or violence
  21. altruistic
    showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  22. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
  23. largess
    liberality in bestowing gifts
  24. lavish
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  25. magnanimous
    noble and generous in spirit
  26. munificent
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  27. philanthropic
    of or relating to charitable giving
  28. prodigal
    recklessly wasteful
  29. squander
    spend thoughtlessly; throw away
  30. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  31. avarice
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
  32. frugal
    avoiding waste
  33. mercenary
    a person hired to fight for another country than their own
  34. miserly
    characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
  35. parsimonious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  36. penurious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  37. thrifty
    mindful of the future in spending money
  38. adversity
    a state of misfortune or affliction
  39. conflagration
    a very intense and uncontrolled fire
  40. cryptic
    having a secret or hidden meaning
  41. confounding
    that confounds or contradicts or confuses
  42. debacle
    a sudden and complete disaster
  43. enigma
    something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
  44. labyrinth
    complex system of paths in which it is easy to get lost
  45. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  46. quandary
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
  47. turbulence
    instability in the atmosphere
  48. turmoil
    a violent disturbance
Created on Tue Apr 28 23:50:01 EDT 2009

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