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Opaque

Front

Not able to be seen through; not easily understood

Back

Fervid

Front

Intensely enthusiastic or passionate

Back

Vacillate

Front

To waver between different opinions or actions

Back

Lucid

Front

Very clear and easy to understand

Back

Laconic

Front

Using very few words

Back

Propriety

Front

The state or quality of being correct or proper

Back

Prevaricate

Front

Avoid telling the truth by not directly answering a question

Back

Waver

Front

To go back and forth between choices or opinions

Back

Corroborate

Front

To confirm or make more certain

Back

Venerate

Front

Regard with great respect

Back

Deride

Front

To express contempt for; ridicule

Back

Cacophony

Front

A harsh, unpleasant mixture of sounds

Back

Assuage

Front

To make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense

Back

Desiccate

Front

Remove the moisture from (something)

Back

Abstain

Front

To restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something

Back

Capricious

Front

Someone that is subject to sudden, unpredicatable changes

Back

Garrulous

Front

Excessively talkative

Back

Bolster

Front

To support or strengthen

Back

Anomaly

Front

Something that is unusual or unexpected

Back

Zeal

Front

A strong feel of interest or ethusiasm that makes someone very eager or determined to do something

Back

Pragmatic

Front

Dealing with the problems that exist in a reasonable and logical way instead of depending on theories

Back

Adulterate

Front

To make (something) impure or weaker by adding something of inferior quality

Back

Apathy

Front

Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern

Back

Loquacious

Front

Tending to talk a great deal

Back

Ostentation

Front

Excessive display of wealth

Back

Precipitate

Front

To cause (something) to happen quickly or suddenly

Back

Enervate

Front

Cause (someone or something) to feel drained of energy or weakened

Back

Homogenous

Front

Of the same or similar kind

Back

Pedant

Front

A person who makes an excessive display of knowledge

Back

Erudite

Front

Having or showing great knowledge

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Enigma

Front

A person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand

Back

Laudable

Front

Deserving praise and commendation

Back

Philanthropic

Front

Seeking to promote the welfare of others

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Eulogy

Front

A speech that praises someone, typically someone who has recently died

Back

Dissonance

Front

Lacking of harmony or agreement

Back

Prodigal

Front

Wastefully extravagant

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Volatile

Front

Likely to change rapidly and unpredicatably

Back

Ephemeral

Front

Lasting for a very short time

Back

Obdurate

Front

Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion

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Equivocal

Front

Not easily understood or explained

Back

Placate

Front

To make (someone else) less angry or hostile

Back

Mitigate

Front

Make less severe, serious, or painful

Back

Misanthrope

Front

A person who dislikes humankind

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Audacious

Front

A willingness to take bold risks OR showing a lack of respect

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Ingenuous

Front

Innocent and unsuspecting

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Paradox

Front

A statement that contradicts itself but might be true

Back

Engender

Front

To produce, cause, or give rise to (something)

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