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detriment
a disadvantage
dexterous
skilled
discretion
good sense
facetious
funny
gregarious
outgoing
optimum
ideal
ostentatious
showy
scrupulous
ethical
sensory
of the senses
vicarious
indirect
bi-
two
circum-
around
com-,con-
together
equi-
equal
dis-
away
collaborate
working together
despondent
depressed
instigate
to cause
resilient
quick to recover
retrospect
looking back
rudimentary
basic
scoff
to laugh at
squelch
to hold back
venerate
to honor
zealot
extremist
pre-
before
semi-
half
sub-
under
super-
over
tri-
three
ambiguous
unclear
dissident
a rebel
embellish
to decorate
fritter
to waste
inadvertent
not intended
inane
silly
juxtapose
to put side by side
lethargy
weariness
sporadic
irregular
subsidize
to pay for
inter-
between
intra-
within
intro-
into
mal-, mis-
bad
post
after
berate
to scold angrily
estrange
to drive away
euphoric
very happy
impetuous
impulsive
infallible
perfect
maudlin
overly emotional
regress
to go backward
relinquish
to give up
ubiquitous
found everywhere
zenith
the highest point
in
not
ard
always
-ician
specialist
-itis
inflammation
aqua
water
charlatan
a con artist
corroborate
to support
disseminate
to spread
diverge
to seperate
dormant
not active
hoist
to raise
illicit
unlawful
irrevocable
not reversible
precipitate
to bring on
proliferation
to increase rapidly
audi
hear
bell
war
cap
take
-cise
cut
bio
life
ante
before
chron, chrono
time
-cide
kill
de
removal
dorm
sleep
extra
outside
ject
throw
liber, liver
free
vit, viv
life
voc, vok
voice
auto
self
port
carry
scrib
write
-logy
science
dict
say
equivocate
to be unclear
fortuitous
accidental
impeccable
flawless
liaison
a link
predisposed
likely
propensity
an inclination
reprehensible
shameful
sham
something false
solace
relief
solicitous
attentive
cred
believe
cent
one hundred
-cede
go
centri
center
biblio
book
attrition
a natural loss of individuals
circumvent
to avoid
cohesive
connected
grievous
terrible
inundate
to flood
oblivious
not noticing
reticent
quiet
robust
strong and well
sanction
to grant approval of
vociferous
loud
anthropo
man
spec
look
-fer
carry
pend
hang
micro
small
bolster
to support
depreciate
to become less valuable
indiscriminate
not selective
inquisitive
questioning
nebulous
indefinite
relegate
to send
replete
filled
sedentary
involving much sitting
tenet
a principle
terse
short
hydro
water
photo
light
pan
all
penta
five
tele
far
autonomy
freedom from control
bureaucratic
over-regulated
mandate
an official permission
ostracize
to reject
raucous
disorderly
recourse
a choice
reiterate
to repeat
tantamount
just like
tenacious
grasping strongly
utopia
a paradise
vid
look
omni
all
hypo
under
pseudo
fake