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diffident

1. modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence.


"a diffident youth"
synony
ms:
shy, bashful, modest, self-
effacing, unassuming, meek, unconfident,unassertive, timid, timorous, humble, shrinking
, reticent, hesitant,insecure, self-doubting, doubtful, uncertain, unsure, self-conscious;
informalmousy
"underneath his diffident exterior was a passionate temperament"
antony
ms:
confident

affable
1. friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to.
"an affable and agreeable companion"
synon
yms:
friendly, amiable, genial, congenial, cordial, warm, pleasant, nice, likable,personable, cha
rming, agreeable, sympathetic, simpatico, good-humored,good-
natured, jolly, kindly, kind, courteous, civil, gracious, approachable,accessible, amenable,
sociable, hail-fellow-well-met, outgoing, gregarious,neighborly
"he would have us believe that his sexual advances were merely the charming excesses of
an affable rogue"
antony
ms:
unfriendly

amiable
1. having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.
"an amiable, unassuming fellow"
synonyms: friendly, affable, amicable, cordial;
warm, warmhearted, good-natured, nice, pleasant, agreeable, likable,genial, good-
humored, charming, easy to get along with, companionable,sociable, personable;
informalchummy, simpatico
"you'll find that the folks in this department are genuinely amiable"
antonyms: unfriendly, disagreeable

ambiguous
1. (of language) open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning.
"the question is rather ambiguous"
o unclear or inexact because a choice between alternatives has not been made.
"this whole society is morally ambiguous"
synonyms: equivocal, ambivalent, open to debate/argument, arguable, debatable;
obscure, unclear, imprecise, vague, abstruse, doubtful, dubious,uncertain
"an ambiguous explanation"
antonyms: clear
auspicious
1. conducive to success; favorable.
"it was not the most auspicious moment to hold an election"
synonyms: favorable, propitious, promising, rosy, good, encouraging; More
o giving or being a sign of future success.
"they said it was an auspicious moonit was rising"
o archaic
characterized by success; prosperous.
"he was respectful to his auspicious customers"
anachronisms
1. a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially
a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned.
"everything was as it would have appeared in centuries past apart from one
anachronism, a bright yellow construction crane"
o an act of attributing a custom, event, or object to a period to which it does not belong.
antitheses
1. a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.
"love is the antithesis of selfishness"
synonyms: (complete) opposite, converse, contrary, reverse, inverse, obverse, other side of the
coin;
informalflip side
"friends of the actress say she is quite the antithesis of her giddy and frivolous
character"
o a contrast or opposition between two things.
"the antithesis between occult and rational mentalities"
synonyms: (complete) opposite, converse, contrary, reverse, inverse, obverse, other side of the
coin;
informalflip side
"friends of the actress say she is quite the antithesis of her giddy and frivolous
character"
o a figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by
parallelism of words that are the opposites of, or strongly contrasted with, each other,
such as hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins
"his sermons were full of startling antitheses"
o (in Hegelian philosophy) the negation of the thesis as the second stage in the process
of dialectical reasoning.
antipodal
1. relating to or situated on the opposite side of the earth.
o diametrically opposed to something.
o BOTANY
relating to or denoting cells formed at the chalazal end of the embryo sac.
antecedents
1. 1.
a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another.
"some antecedents to the African novel might exist in Africa's oral traditions"
synonyms: precursor, forerunner, predecessor More
antonyms: descendant
o a person's ancestors or family and social background.
"her early life and antecedents have been traced"
synonyms: ancestor, forefather, forebear, progenitor, primogenitor; More
antonyms: descendant
o GRAMMAR
a word, phrase, clause, or sentence to which another word (especially a following
relative pronoun) refers.
o LOGIC
the statement contained in the if clause of a conditional proposition.
o MATHEMATICS
the first term in a ratio.
adjective
adjective: antecedent
1. 1.
preceding in time or order; previous or preexisting.
"the antecedent events that prompt you to break a diet"
synonyms: previous, earlier, prior, preceding, precursory, former, foregoing; More
antonyms: subsequent, later
o denoting a grammatical antecedent.
adjective: aesthetic; adjective: esthetic
1. 1.
concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.
"the pictures give great aesthetic pleasure"
o giving or designed to give pleasure through beauty; of pleasing appearance.
synonyms: artistic, tasteful, in good taste;
graceful, elegant, exquisite, beautiful,attractive, pleasing, lovely
"several aesthetic gardens radiate from the fountain in the square"
noun
noun: aesthetic; plural noun: aesthetics; noun: esthetic; plural noun: esthetics
1. 1.
a set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic
movement.
"the Cubist aesthetic"

verb: acquiesce; 3rd person present: acquiesces; past tense: acquiesced; past
participle: acquiesced; gerund or present participle: acquiescing
1. accept something reluctantly but without protest.
"Sara acquiesced in his decision"
Origin

early 17th century: from Latin acquiescere, from ad- to, at + quiescere to rest.
autonomy
1. (of a country or region) the right or condition of self-government, especially in a
particular sphere.
"Tatarstan demanded greater autonomy within the Russian Federation"
o a self-governing country or region.
plural noun: autonomies
o freedom from external control or influence; independence.
"economic autonomy is still a long way off for many women"
synonyms: self-government, self-rule, home rule, self-
determination, independence,sovereignty, freedom
"the rebels called for regional autonomy and self-government"
o (in Kantian moral philosophy) the capacity of an agent to act in accordance with
objective morality rather than under the influence of desires.
autonomous
1. (of a country or region) having self-government, at least to a significant degree.
"the federation included sixteen autonomous republics"
o acting independently or having the freedom to do so.
"an autonomous committee of the school board"
synonyms: self-governing, self-ruling, self-
determining, independent, sovereign, free,unmonitored
"an autonomous republic"
o (in Kantian moral philosophy) acting in accordance with one's moral duty rather than
one's desires.





Meticulous
meticulous
1. showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.
"he had always been so meticulous about his appearance"
synonyms: careful, conscientious, diligent, scrupulous, punctilious, painstaking,accurate;
thorough, studious, rigorous, detailed, perfectionist, fastidious,methodical, particular
"the etchers give meticulous attention to each piece"
antonyms: careless


Mitigate
1. make less severe, serious, or painful.
"he wanted to mitigate misery in the world"
synonyms: alleviate, reduce, diminish, lessen, weaken, lighten, attenuate, take the edge
off, allay, ease, assuage, palliate, relieve, tone down
"the worst symptoms have been mitigated"
antonyms: aggravate
o lessen the gravity of (an offense or mistake).
"he would have faced a prison sentence but for mitigating circumstances"
synonyms: extenuating, justificatory, justifying, vindicating, qualifying;
face-saving;
formalexculpatory
"if not for mitigating circumstances, he would have been convicted"

Mollify
1. appease the anger or anxiety of (someone).
"nature reserves were set up around the power stations to mollify local conservationists"
synonyms: appease, placate, pacify, conciliate, soothe, calm (down)
"they tried to mollify the protesters"
antonyms: enrage
o rare
reduce the severity of (something); soften.
synonyms: allay, assuage, alleviate, mitigate, ease, reduce, moderate, temper,tone down, soften;
informalblunt
"mollifying the fears of the public"
antonyms: inflame

Morose
morose
1. sullen and ill-tempered.
syn
ony
ms:
sullen, sulky, gloomy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered, dour, surly, sour, glum,moody, ill-
humored, melancholy, melancholic, brooding, broody, doleful,miserable, depressed, dejected
, despondent, downcast, unhappy, low,down, grumpy, irritable, churlish, cantankerous, crotc
hety, cross, crabby,cranky, grouchy, testy, snappish, peevish, crusty;
informalblue, down in the dumps, down in/at the mouth
"Louis sat alone, looking morose"
ant
ony
ms:
cheerful

Mystified
verb
past tense: mystified; past participle: mystified
1. utterly bewilder or perplex (someone).
"maladies that have mystified and alarmed researchers for over a decade"
synonyms: bewilder, puzzle, perplex, baffle, confuse, confound, bemuse, bedazzle,throw;
informalflummox, stump, bamboozle, fox
"Houdini mystified his audiences"
o make obscure or mysterious.
"lawyers who mystify the legal system so that laymen find it unintelligible"
Origin

Nave
adjective
adjective: naive; comparative adjective: naiver; superlative adjective: naivest;
adjective:nave; comparative adjective: naver; superlative adjective: navest
1. (of a person or action) showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment.
"the rather naive young man had been totally misled"
o (of a person) natural and unaffected; innocent.
"Andy had a sweet, naive look when he smiled"
synonyms
:
innocent, unsophisticated, artless, ingenuous, inexperienced, guileless,unworldly, trust
ing;
gullible, credulous, immature, callow, raw, green, wide-eyed;
informalwet behind the ears, born yesterday
"don't be fooled by his naive manner of speaking"
antonyms
:
worldly
o of or denoting art produced in a straightforward style that deliberately rejects
sophisticated artistic techniques and has a bold directness resembling a child's work,
typically in bright colors with little or no perspective.

Nostalgia
1. a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with
happy personal associations.
"I was overcome with acute nostalgia for my days in college"
synonyms: reminiscence, remembrance, recollection;
wistfulness, regret, sentimentality;
homesickness
"a nostalgia for traditional values"
o something done or presented in order to evoke feelings of nostalgia.
"an evening of TV nostalgia"

Obdurate
obdurate
1. stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action.
synonym
s:
stubborn, obstinate, intransigent, inflexible, unyielding, unbending,pigheaded, bullhead
ed, mulish, stiff-necked;
headstrong, unshakable,intractable, unpersuadable, immovable, inexorable, uncomprom
ising, iron-willed, adamant, firm, determined
"the brass were also obdurate in their opposition to having women in any combat
positions"
antonym
s:
malleable, tractable

Obsolete
obsolete
1. 1.
no longer produced or used; out of date.
"the disposal of old and obsolete machinery"
synon
yms:
outdated, out of date, outmoded, old-fashioned, dmod, pass, out of fashion;
no longer in use, disused, fallen into disuse, behind the
times,superannuated, outworn, antiquated, antediluvian, anachronistic,discontinued, old, d
ated, archaic, ancient, fossilized, extinct, defunct,dead, bygone, out;
informalprehistoric
"most of the machinery in their Somerville plant is obsolete"
anton
yms:
cutting-edge, the latest, modern
2. 2.
BIOLOGY
(of a part or characteristic of an organism) less developed than formerly or in a related
species; rudimentary; vestigial.
verb
US
verb: obsolete; 3rd person present: obsoletes; past tense: obsoleted; past
participle:obsoleted; gerund or present participle: obsoleting
1. 1.
cause (a product or idea) to be or become obsolete by replacing it with something new.
"we're trying to stimulate the business by obsoleting last year's designs"

Painstaking
adjective
adjective: painstaking
1. done with or employing great care and thoroughness.
"painstaking attention to detail"
synon
yms:
careful, meticulous, thorough, assiduous, sedulous, attentive, diligent,industrious, conscie
ntious, punctilious, scrupulous, rigorous, particular;
pedantic, fussy
"painting these window frames is painstaking work"
anton
yms:
slapdash
She said I love you and I want to spend my life with you. Then ten days later, we sat in a diner, and she said I dont want
to be with you anymore.
What was your happiest moment with her?
The happiest times were just little moments of exuberance. Like when she jumped on my back because something swam
up against her in the ocean. Or when we danced in the kitchen when the pizza arrived
Pandemic

Thiehuthegbfjlat nua ong cho tui qua me nha. Tui cung lo cho me lam. Co gi tui lay the
tham benh len cho ong voi tui tham me okay .
Fu

C 30 na ng qua ha ch tui i . vay co 30 nua ong qqua don tui nha. Cam on
nhieuu <3 co gi ong cho tui qua me tui o toi toi , roi ong don tui dc ko
Okay vay lat nuadung 3h ong bam chuong tui xuong

Paradox
Paucity
Pedestrian
Perplexed
Platitudinous
Plausible
Pragmatic
Prattle
Presumptuous
Prevalent
Prodigious
Prototype
Prudent
Recalcitrant
Reproach
Sarcastic
Sardonic
Supposition
Surreptitious
Trite
Ubiquitous
Unconventional
Unorthodox
Wry

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