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Synonymous (of a word or phrase) having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or phrase in the same language.
Insatiable (of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy.
Humility a modest or low view of one's own importance; humbleness.
Alienation the state or experience of being isolated from a group or an activity to which one should belong or in which one should be involved.
Atrophied gradually decline in effectiveness or vigor due to underused or neglect.
Cynical concerned only with one's own interests and typically disregarding accepted or appropriate standards in order to achieve them.
Rational based on or in accordance with reason or logic.
Clamoring (of a group of people) shout loudly and insistently.
Nostalgia a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.
Amblivalence the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
Exploited a striking or notable deed; feat; spirited or heroic act
Transcend be or go beyond the range or limits of (something abstract, typically a conceptual field or division).
Condemned express complete disapproval of, typically in public; censure.
Stout (of an act, quality, or person) brave and determined.
Inclination a person's natural tendency or urge to act or feel in a particular way; a disposition or propensity.
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