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  • Eulogy
    A speech that praises someone. Positive. Tribute, encomium, accolade, panegyric, homage, dithyramb
  • Pragmatic
    Dealing with problems in a logical way. Positive. Sensible, practical, rational, utilitarian
  • Deride
    Express contempt. Negative. Mock, ridicule, taunt, disparage
  • Malleable
    Easily influenced. Neutral. Flexible, adaptable, plastic, waxy
  • Dissonance
    Lack of harmony or agreement. Negative. Clash, friction, discordancy, dissention, schism, disaccord
  • Corroborate
    To confirm or make certain. Neutral. Verify, validate, attest, certify, substantiate, authenticate
  • Engender
    Produce, cause, or give rise to. Neutral. Create, generate, produce, prompt, invoke, catalyze, beget, effectuate
  • Audacious (#2)
    To have rude boldness. Negative. Bold, impudent, defiant, brassy, assertive, brash, impertinent, obtrusive
  • Zeal
    Strong interest that makes someone eager. Neutral. Passion, fervor, vigor, gusto, exuberance
  • Erudite
    Having or showing great knowledge. Positive. Well read, scholarly, cultivated, pedantic, esoteric, recondite
  • Apathy
    Lack of interest. Negative. Cold, numb, impasive, phlegm, callous
  • Precipitate
    To make something happen quickly. Neutral. Hurried, rushed, impulsive, hasty, precipitous, imprudent, impetuous
  • Homogenous
    Of the same or similar kind. Neutral. Unchanging, uniform, parallel, analogous, resemblant, connate, cognate
  • Antipathy
    Strong feeling of dislike. Negative. Bitterness, hostility, antagonism, animus, enmity
  • Adulterate
    To make something impure or weakers by adding something of bad quality. Negative. Dilute, weaken, pollute, contaminant, taint
  • Audacious (#1)
    To take bold risks. Neutral. Brave, courageous, reckless, temerarious, gallant, intrepid
  • Cacophony
    A harsh mixture of noise. Negative. Noise, commotion, discordance, dissonance
  • Loquacious
    Tending to talk a lot. Neutral. Talkative, outspoke, communicative, garrulous
  • Laconic
    Using few words. Neutral. Concise, brief, succinct, curt, aphoristic, elliptic
  • Waver
    To go back and forth between choices. Negative. Falter, hesitate, dither, vacillate
  • Capricious
    Sudden changes of mood or behavior. Neutral. Unstable, volatile, temperamental, haphazard, arbitrary, fickle, mutable, erratic
  • Philanthropic
    Promote welfare of others. Positive. Charitable, benevolent, altruistic, eleemosynary
  • Propriety
    Being correct or proper. Positive. Decency, prudence, etiquette, decorum, virtue
  • Opaque
    Not able to be easily understood. Negative. Hazy, dingy, filmy
  • Fervid
    Intensely passionate. Negative. Enthusiastic, fervent, ardent, charged, incadescent
  • Ephemeral
    Lasting a short time. Neutral. Brief, temporary, transient, evanescent, transitory, fugacious
  • Placate
    To make someone less angry or hostile. Negative. Pacify, appease, soothe, propitiate, assuage
  • Mitigate
    Make less severe. Positive. Alleviate, improve, mallify, palliate
  • Prevaricate
    Avoid telling the truth by not directly answering a question. Negative. Lie, fib, deceive, equivocate
  • Pedant
    To excessively correct small errors. Negative. Perfectionist, doctrinaire, formalist, sophist, purist
  • Paradox
    Statement contradicting itself. Neutral. Mystery, enigma, dichotomy, incongruitt, contradiction
  • Abstain
    To restrain oneself from doing something enjoyable. Neutral. Reject, termporize, vacillate, halt
  • Prodigal
    Wastefully extravagent. Negative. Wasteful, improvident, imprudent, immoderate, intermperate
  • Desiccate
    To remove moisture. Neutral. Dry, drain, dehydrate, parch
  • Obdurate
    Refusing to change opinion. Negative. Stubborn, adamantine, obstinate, intransigent, ossified
  • Anomaly
    Unexpected or unusual. Neutral. Oddity, abberation, exception, divergence
  • Venerate
    To have deep respect. Postive. Respect, reverence, glorify
  • Assuage
    To make a negative feeling less intense. Positive. Ease, alleviate, palliate, abate, subdue, mollify, tranquillize
  • Enigma
    A person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand. Neutral. Mystery, paradox, quandary
  • Lucid
    Very clear and easy to understand. Positive. Clear, cogent, coherant, articulate
  • Equivocal
    Not easily understood or explained. Neutral. Debatable, disputable, ambiguous, dubious
  • Gullible
    To be easily persuaded. Negative. Naive, trusting, unwarying, exploitable, credulous
  • Ostentation
    Excessive display of wealth. Negative. Flashy, opulence, gaudy, flamboyent, pretentious, pompous
  • Laudable
    Deserving of praise. Positive. Honor, acclaim, credit, commend, distinct
  • Advocate
    Publicly recommend. Neutral. Supporter, proponent, advocator, apostle
  • Enervate
    To drain someone's energy. Negative. Drain, weaken, exhaust, impair, deplete, debilitate
  • Misanthrope
    A person who dislikes himankind. Negative. Pessimist, cynic, naysayer, critic
  • Vacillate
    To waver between different opinions or actions. Negative. Hesitate, falter, waver, scuple
  • Ingenuous
    Innocent and unsuspecting. Neutral. Honest, genuine, naive, guileless, sincere
  • Garrulous
    Excessively talkative. Negative. Talkative, outspoken, loquacious, communicative
  • Volatile
    Likely to change rapidly and unpredictably. Negative. Unstable, mutable, mercurial, capricious, arbitrary, termperamental, erratic
  • Bolster
    Strengthen or support. Neutral. Sustain, buttress, uphold
  • Lethargic
    Lacking energy. Neutral. Exhausted, torpid, quiescent
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