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T. Joseph (United States of America)
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  1. abstinence
    the trait of refraining from something, especially alcohol
  2. adulation
    exaggerated flattery or praise
  3. adversity
    a state of misfortune or affliction
  4. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  5. amicable
    characterized by friendship and good will
  6. anachronistic
    chronologically misplaced
  7. anecdote
    short account of an incident
  8. anonymous
    having no known name or identity or known source
  9. antagonist
    someone who offers opposition
  10. arid
    lacking sufficient water or rainfall
  11. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  12. asylum
    a shelter from danger or hardship
  13. camaraderie
    the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
  14. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  15. clairvoyant
    someone who can perceive things not present to the senses
  16. collaborate
    work together on a common enterprise or project
  17. condescending
    characteristic of those who treat others with arrogance
  18. conditional
    imposing or depending on or containing an assumption
  19. conformist
    someone who follows established standards of conduct
  20. congregation
    the act of assembling
  21. convergence
    the act of coming closer
  22. deleterious
    harmful to living things
  23. demagogue
    a leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions
  24. digression
    a message that departs from the main subject
  25. diligent
    quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness
  26. discredit
    the state of being held in low esteem
  27. disdain
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  28. divergent
    tending to move apart in different directions
  29. empathy
    understanding and entering into another's feelings
  30. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
  31. enervating
    causing weakness or debilitation
  32. enhance
    increase
  33. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  34. evanescent
    short-lived; tending to vanish or disappear
  35. exasperation
    actions that cause great irritation
  36. exemplary
    worthy of imitation
  37. extenuating
    partially excusing or justifying
  38. florid
    elaborately or excessively ornamented
  39. fortuitous
    lucky; occurring by happy chance
  40. frugal
    avoiding waste
  41. hackneyed
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  42. haughty
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  43. hedonist
    someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures
  44. hypothesis
    a tentative insight that is not yet verified or tested
  45. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  46. impute
    attribute or credit to
  47. incompatible
    not in harmonious or agreeable combination
  48. inconsequential
    lacking worth or importance
  49. inevitable
    incapable of being avoided or prevented
  50. integrity
    an undivided or unbroken completeness with nothing wanting
Created on Mon Nov 25 10:57:11 EST 2013

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