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  1. aide-de-camp
    an officer who acts as an assistant to a more senior officer
  2. avant-garde
    radically new or original
  3. co-worker
    an associate that one is employed with
  4. faint-hearted
    lacking conviction or boldness or courage
  5. fuddy-duddy
    a person who is old-fashioned in attitude or appearance
  6. half-baked
    not thoroughly cooked
  7. half-hearted
    feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm
  8. high-flown
    pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)
  9. ill-conceived
    poorly thought out
  10. ill-fated
    marked by or promising bad fortune
  11. ill-gotten
    obtained illegally or by improper means
  12. ill-natured
    having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
  13. leave-taking
    the act of departing politely
  14. old-fashioned
    out of fashion
  15. one-sided
    favoring one person or side over another
  16. pell-mell
    in a wild or reckless manner
  17. sang-froid
    great coolness and composure under strain
  18. self-confident
    showing poise and assurance in your own worth
  19. self-conscious
    aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being
  20. self-control
    the act of denying yourself
  21. self-esteem
    a feeling of pride in yourself
  22. self-righteous
    excessively or hypocritically pious
  23. single-handed
    without help from others
  24. so-called
    doubtful or suspect
  25. thick-skinned
    insensitive to criticism
  26. thin-skinned
    quick to take offense
  27. well-being
    a contented state of happiness, health, and prosperity
  28. yellow-bellied
    easily frightened
Created on Thu Jan 10 21:48:40 EST 2013 (updated Wed Jan 13 18:51:22 EST 2016)

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