emotionally purging (of e.g. art) correct answers cathartic
trickery or subterfuge correct answers chicanery
satisfied with a situation that should be changed or improved correct answers complacent
making or willing to make concessions correct answers conciliatory
form or compose correct answers constitute
open disrespect for a person or thing correct answers contempt
,an insufficient quantity or number correct answers dearth
an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have
knowledge correct answers dilettante
not straightforward or candid correct answers disingenuous
usual outlook or mood; getting rid of something correct answers disposition
to scatter or spread widely correct answers disseminate
confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle correct answers esoteric
make worse correct answers exacerbate
arrogant, condescending correct answers haughty
defying expression or description correct answers ineffable
incapable of being understood correct answers inscrutable
proceeding from good sense or judgment correct answers judicious
very generous with money correct answers munificent
an insufficient quantity or number correct answers paucity
a strong attraction or inclination correct answers penchant
calm, peaceful correct answers placid
forerunner; predecessor correct answers precursor
importance correct answers prominence
save from ruin, destruction, or harm correct answers salvage
exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess correct answers superfluous
worthy of respect because of advanced age, achievement, virtue, or historical importance correct
answers venerable
wordy, very talkative correct answers verbose
in favor of total control by a ruler correct answers absolutist
, difficult to understand; obscure correct answers abstruse
quick or skillful or adept in action or thought correct answers adroit
to relieve, make more bearable correct answers alleviate
a combination of diverse elements; a mixture correct answers amalgam
pacify or soothe; relieve correct answers appease
a disparaging remark correct answers aspersion
shrewd; clever correct answers astute
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor correct answers austere
like an uncle in kindness or indulgence correct answers avuncular
contradicted correct answers belied
having or showing a ready disposition to fight correct answers bellicose
harsh criticism or disapproval correct answers censure
restricted or limited correct answers circumscribed
careful, cautious correct answers circumspect
to avoid by going around correct answers circumvent
feeling of uneasiness or anxiety caused by guilt correct answers compunction
denounce, criticize, judge against correct answers condemn
give tacit approval; excuse correct answers condone
acting according to certain accepted standards correct answers conformity
involving or likely to cause controversy correct answers contentious
to confirm correct answers corroborate
lacking; empty; entirely without correct answers devoid
wasting time correct answers dilatory
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