
aboveboard
aboveboard
/əˈbəvˌbɔɹd/
adjectivewithout concealment or deception; honest
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anemic
anemic
/əˈnimɪk/
adjectivelacking vigor or energy
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asperity
asperity
/əˈspɛɹɪti/
nounharshness of manner
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avarice
avarice
/ˈævɝəs/
nounreprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
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bilious
bilious
/ˈbɪɫiəs/
adjective*** angry; full of anger
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capricious
capricious
/kəˈpɹɪʃəs/
adjectivedetermined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
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to cosset
to cosset
/ˈkɑsət/
verbtreat with excessive indulgence
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crafty
crafty
/ˈkɹæfti/
adjectivemarked by skill in deception
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cupidity
cupidity
/kjuˈpɪdɪti/
nounextreme greed for material wealth
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deference
deference
/ˈdɛfɝəns/, /ˈdɛfɹəns/
nouna disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
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discerning
discerning
/dɪˈsɝnɪŋ/
adjectivehaving or revealing keen insight and good judgment
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ebullient
ebullient
/ˌɪˈbəɫjənt/
adjectivejoyously unrestrained
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facetious
facetious
/fəˈsiʃəs/
adjectivecleverly amusing in tone
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fell
fell
/ˈfɛɫ/
adjective(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
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gauche
gauche
/ˈɡoʊʃ/
adjectivelacking social polish
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idiosyncrasy
idiosyncrasy
/ˌɪdioʊˈsɪnkɹəˌsi/
nouna behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
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ingenuous
ingenuous
/ˌɪnˈdʒɛnjuəs/
adjectiveshowing simplicity or innocence and willing to trust others
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invidious
invidious
/ˌɪnˈvɪdiəs/
adjectivecontaining or implying a slight or showing prejudice
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lascivious
lascivious
/ɫəˈsɪviəs/
adjectivedriven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires
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maudlin
maudlin
/ˈmɔdɫɪn/
adjectiveeffusively or insincerely emotional
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nettlesome
nettlesome
/ˈnɛtəɫsəm/
adjectivecausing problem, difficulty, or annoyance
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officious
officious
/əfˈɪʃəs/
adjectiveintrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
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panglossian
panglossian
adjective
*** marked by the view that all is for the best in this best of possible worlds : excessively optimistic
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percipient
percipient
/pɝˈsɪpiənt/, /pɝˈsɪpjənt/
adjectivecharacterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
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phlegmatic
phlegmatic
/fɫɛɡˈmætɪk/
adjectiveshowing little emotion
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pollyannaish
pollyannaish
/pˈɑːlɪˌæneɪˌɪʃ/
adjectivepleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic
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quixotic
quixotic
/kwɪkˈsɑtɪk/
adjectivenot sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic
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reticent
reticent
/ˈɹɛtɪsənt/
adjectivetemperamentally disinclined to talk
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sanguine
sanguine
/ˈsæŋɡwɪn/
adjectiveconfidently optimistic and cheerful
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saturnine
saturnine
/sˈæɾɚnˌaɪn/
adjectivebitter or scornful
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stoic
stoic
/ˈstoʊɪk/
adjectiveseeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
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sybarite
sybarite
/sˈɪbɑːɹˌaɪt/
nouna person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses
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tempestuous
tempestuous
/ˌtɛmˈpɛstʃuəs/
adjectivecharacterized by violent emotions or behavior
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slapdash
slapdash
/ˈsɫæpˌdæʃ/
adjectivemarked by great carelessness
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sedulous
sedulous
/sˈɛdʒuːləs/
adjectivemarked by care and persistent effort
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loquacious
loquacious
/ɫoʊˈkweɪʃəs/
adjectivefull of trivial conversation
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