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  1. acquiescent
    willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another
    The residents were initially acquiescent, and unemployed young men in the area were eager to sign up as fighters for hire
  2. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
    Neither is he adroit in the exercise of his duty; instead performs it bunglingly; his thoughts preoccupied, and eyes wandering about.
  3. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
    Bork turned out to be an affable, fat, bearded man, and we got along pleasantly.
    courteous and pleasant, sociable,east to speak to
  4. altruistic
    showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
    He sees the younger generation as being very altruistic and looking for, “something to do on weekends to contribute back.”
  5. amiable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
    Give Ruth indulgence, amusement, pleasure, and she will be kind-hearted, amiable, generous; in short, good and happy.
    agreeable, lovable, warm, friendly
  6. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
    Blackshaw was assiduous in observing Mozart's repeats, allowing each work its full structural grandeur.
  7. authentic
    not counterfeit or copied
    Western consumers are increasingly interested in buying the kind of authentic, handmade accessories, home decor and fashion items these artisans produce
  8. blasphemous
    grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
    Whatever your reasoning, your comment was both blasphemous and irrational
  9. bombastic
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  10. candid
    openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness
  11. charismatic
    possessing an extraordinary ability to attract
  12. compassionate
    showing or having sympathy for another's suffering
  13. convivial
    occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
  14. deleterious
    harmful to living things
  15. discredit
    the state of being held in low esteem
  16. disdainful
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  17. disheveled
    in disarray; extremely disorderly
  18. disingenuous
    not straightforward or candid
  19. docile
    easily handled or managed
  20. ebullient
    joyously unrestrained
  21. eccentric
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
  22. effervescent
    marked by high spirits or excitement
    giving off bubbles
  23. empathetic
    showing ready comprehension of others' states
  24. exemplary
    worthy of imitation
  25. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail
  26. feckless
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  27. forlorn
    marked by or showing hopelessness
  28. gallant
    having or displaying great dignity or nobility
  29. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  30. haughty
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  31. hedonist
    someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures
    one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
  32. iconoclast
    someone who attacks cherished ideas or institutions
  33. idiosyncratic
    peculiar to the individual
    something strange that you do
  34. industrious
    characterized by hard work and perseverance
  35. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
    very brave, fearless, unshakable
  36. intuitive
    spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency
  37. disingenuous
    not straightforward or candid
  38. ebullient
    joyously unrestrained
  39. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  40. prudent
    marked by sound judgment
  41. spurious
    plausible but false
  42. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  43. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  44. feckless
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  45. haughty
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  46. gallant
    having or displaying great dignity or nobility
  47. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  48. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  49. subtle
    difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
  50. intuitive
    spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency
  51. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  52. edify
    make understand
  53. hedonist
    someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures
  54. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail
  55. querulous
    habitually complaining
  56. surreptitious
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  57. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  58. arrogant
    having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance
  59. cynical
    believing the worst of human nature and motives
  60. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  61. jubilant
    full of high-spirited delight
  62. fervid
    characterized by intense emotion
  63. formidable
    extremely impressive in strength or excellence
  64. nefarious
    extremely wicked
  65. nonchalant
    marked by casual unconcern or indifference
  66. novice
    someone new to a field or activity
  67. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  68. passive
    lacking in energy or will
  69. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  70. perspicacious
    mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
Created on Thu Sep 19 22:42:19 EDT 2013 (updated Sun Oct 27 18:00:33 EDT 2013)

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