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to belittle; to speak to someone in a derogatory manner ... wasteful; extravagant; profligate. repudiate. to reject; to renounce; to disavow. reticence ... – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Title: altruistic


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altruistic
  • generous unselfish giving

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ambivalent
  • uncertain vague confusing

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angular
  • lean bony pointed

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arrogant
  • conceited proud bigheaded

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aversion
  • a dislike a loathing

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discern
  • to distinguish to differentiate

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disdain
  • scorn or contempt

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disparage
  • to belittle to speak to someone in a derogatory
    manner

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disparity
  • a difference an inequality

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embellish
  • to decorate to adorn to exaggerate

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engender
  • to cause to produce to create

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innocuous
  • inoffensive harmless innocent

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insipid
  • boring inane uninteresting

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lament
  • to mourn to express sorry

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laud
  • to praise to extol

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obscure
  • difficult to understand vague

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ostentatious
  • pretentious showy

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prodigal
  • wasteful extravagant profligate

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repudiate
  • to reject to renounce to disavow

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reticence
  • reluctant to speak taciturnity
    uncommunicativeness

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revere
  • to honor to respect to worship

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serene
  • calm placid tranquil

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subtle
  • delicate not obvious restrained

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superfluous
  • extra not required surplus

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taciturn
  • reticent silent introverted
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