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exceptionally bad or displeasing, unequivocally detestable
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abominable
exceptionally bad or displeasing, unequivocally detestable
amiable
diffusing warmth and friendliness, disposed to please
apothecary
a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs, a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
auspicious
attended by favorable circumstances, tending to favor or bring good luck
benign
pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence, of disposition or manner, not dangerous to health
chattel
personal as opposed to real property, a movable article of personal property
condescend
behave in a patronizing and condescending manner, (derog.) bestow courtesies with a superior air; descend to the level of one considered inferior
contentious
involving or likely to cause controversy, having or showing a ready disposition to fight
dictum
an authoritative declaration, an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding
discernible
perceptible by the senses or intellect, capable of being seen or noticed
dispensation
an exemption from some rule or obligation, the act of dispensing (giving out in portions), a share that has been dispensed or distributed
eccentric
a person with an unusual or odd personality, a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
erratic
liable to sudden unpredictable change, likely to perform unpredictably, having no fixed course
expound
add details, as to an account or idea
foray
a quick, sudden attack, an initial venture
fractious
easily irritated or annoyed, unpredictably difficult in operation, stubbornly resistant to authority or control
illicit
contrary to or forbidden by law, contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention
imprudent
lacking wise self-restraint
indigenous
originating where it is found, native
iniquity
an unjust act, morally objectionable behavior, absence of moral or spiritual values
malevolent
wishing or appearing to wish evil to others, having or exerting a malignant influence
morbid
suggesting the horror of death and decay, gruesome
nebulous
lacking definition or definite content, lacking definite form or limits
nocturnal
of or relating to or occurring in the night, belonging to or active during the night
piety
righteousness by virtue of being pious, religious devotion
placid
taking life easy, free from disturbance, not easily irritated
predilection
a predisposition in favor of something
probate
the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements, a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate
stricture
a limitation or restriction; a criticism, a narrowing of a passage in the body
synonymous
(of words) meaning the same or nearly the same, alike in meaning or significance
tacit
indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly, unspoken, silent; implied, inferred
unsullied
spotlessly clean and fresh, not defiled or disgraced, stainless
vapid
lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest, dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force
wallow
to become or remain helpless, , delight greatly in
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