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Rivera

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QuestionAnswer
abstract not concrete
aesthetic having to do with the appreciation of beauty
alleviate to ease a pain or a burden
ambivalent simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain
apathetic feeling or showing little emotion
auspicious favorable; promising
benevolent well-meaning; generous
candor sincerity; openness
cogent convincing; reasonable
comprehensive broad or complete in scope or content
contemporary current, modern; from the same time
conviction a fixed or strong belief
diligent marked by painstaking effort; hard-working
dubious doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
eclectic made up of a variety of sources or styles
egregious conspicuously bad or offensive
exculpate to free from guilt or blame
florid flowery or elaborate in style
gratuitous given freely; unearned; unwarranted
hackneyed worn out through overuse; trite
idealize to consider perfect
impartial not in favor of one side or the other; unbiased
imperious arrogantly domineering or overbearing
inherent inborn; built-in
innovative introducing something new
inveterate long established; deep-rooted; habitual
laudatory giving praise
maverick one who resists adherence to a group
mollify to calm or soothe
novel strikingly new or unusual
obdurate stubborn; inflexible
objectivity judgment uninfluenced by emotion
obstinate stubbornly adhering to an opinion
ornate elaborately decorated
ostentatious describing a pretentious display
paramount of chief concern or importance
penitent expressing remorse for one's misdeeds
pervasive dispersed throughout
plausible seemingly valid or acceptable; credible
profound having great depth or seriousness
prosaic unimaginative; dull; ordinary
quandary a state of uncertainty or perplexity
rancorous hateful; marked by deep-seated ill will
spurious not genuine; false; counterfeit
stoic indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive
superfluous extra; unnecessary
tenuous having little substance or strength; unsure; weak
timorous timid; fearful
transitory short-lived; temporary
vindicated freed from blame
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