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20. innocuous (60) harmless; not dangerous at all; not likely to provoke
a strong reaction; inconsequential
28. abstract (57) based on general ideas; not solid or concrete; vague;
hypothetical (abstraction)
29. distinct (57) clearly separate from others; not identical;
different; clear; conspicuous; lucid (distinction,
distinctive, indistinct)
54. eclectic (47) selecting the best from different sources; selective;
varied
55. vindicate (47) to prove someone right in the end; to free him or
her from blame; to exonerate (vindication)
61. solicitous (45) eager to help; asking if one can help; sympathetic
(solicit, solicitude)
81. digress (41) to wander away from a topic; to change the subject
of a discussion momentarily (digression,
digressive)
86. transient (40) passing through a place quickly; not lasting; short-
lived; transitory; ephemeral; evanescent
(transience)
96. optimistic (39) hopeful; looking on the bright side; expecting the
best; sanguine (optimism, optimist)
99. condescend (38) to talk down to; to act superior to; to dismiss; to
treat with contempt (condescending,
condescension)
106. illusory (37) seemingly real but not; deceptive; false; inauthentic
(disillusion, illusive)
108. nostalgia (36) fondness for and missing the past, especially one’s
own; missing the good old days (nostalgic)
114. mock (35) to ridicule; to make fun of, often as something fake;
to satirize (mockery)
117. presumption (34) a bold assumption; being overly bold with someone
to the point of disrespect (presume, presuming,
presumptuous)
126. obscure (33) not easily noticed; dark or shadowy; unclear; vague
(obscurity)
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147. satirize (31) to imitate so as to make fun of; to mock, especially
in writing (satire, satiric)
149. concise (31) expressing a lot using few words; short and clear;
to the point; terse (concision, conciseness)
165. cynical (29) looking at the bad side of people’s actions; lacking
faith in humanity; lacking any optimism (cynic,
cynicism)
173. legitimate (28) justified by some rule or law; legal; real; true
(illegitimate, legitimacy)
214. empathy (25) ability to see and feel things from another person’s
point of view; sympathetic (empathetic)
246. static (24) not moving; remaining in the same state of being
(stasis)
253. trite (23) not original; done many times already; boring;
banal; hackneyed; trivial; inconsequential
268. officious (22) bossy; overly asserting one’s authority; using one’s
position or authority to force others; authoritarian
279. hypothesis (22) something supposed to be true, but not yet proven;
a tentative theory; an educated guess; a likely
explanation (hypothetical, hypotheses)
295. terse (21) brief and often abruptly to the point; concise
297. evanescent (21) fleeting; lasting only a very short while; transient;
ephemeral; transitory
311. sarcasm (20) biting and often ironic and caustic remarks or
attitude; contemptuous or condescending humor
(sarcastic)
317. improvise (20) to deal with things as they come, without planning
(improvisational)
318. apathetic (20) not caring about something or an outcome, one way
or the other; indifferent (apathy)