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Antithesis
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A direct opposite, a contrast
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Ascend
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To move upward, to rise from a lower station
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Austere
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Strict, stern; unadorned, ascetic
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Autonomous
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Independent, self-contained
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Banal
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Common, ordinary, lacking freshness, hackneyed
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Benign
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Not causing harm, of gentle disposition, beneficial
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Capricious
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Changing suddenly, fickle
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Dawdle
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To waste time, to spend tme idly, to move in a lackadaisical manner
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Defamation
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Act of harming or ruining another's reputation
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Esoteric
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Understood only by a small group or a select few
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Exacerbate
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To aggravate, to irritate, to vex
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Extol
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To praise, to glorify
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Fastidious
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Reflecting a meticulous or demaning attitude, critical to an extreme
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Furtive
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Secret in an underhanded way, stealthy
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Gregarious
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Sociable and outgoing
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