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aloof
detached, reserved
belie
to give a false impression
covet
to strongly desire; to crave
decry
to express strong disapproval
exhort
to strongly encourage
aesthetic
appreciation of what is beautiful or attractive
boon
a timely benefit
charlatan
a fake/fraud/cheat
dearth
scarcity or storage
exorbitant
unreasonably expensive
acrimonious
great bitterness
beneficiary
a person who receives benefits
circuitous
circular and therefore indirect
deleterious
harmful, injurious
evocation
an imaginative recreation
affable
agreeable/friendly
benefactor
a person who gives gifts
convoluted
twisted or intricate
diminutive
very small
equanimity
calmness, composure
abstemious
moderate in eating and drinking
bowdlerize
to remove or delete objectionable parts of abook
clairvyant
a person who uses intuition to see into the future
dilettante
an amateur or dabbler
erroneous
filled with errors, wrongs