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diffidence

Definition: the quality or state of being diffident

diffident: lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy.
restrained or reserved in manner, conduct, etc.

coda

Definition: a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.

abeyance

Definition: temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension

laud

Definition: to praise, extol

garrulous

Definition: talkative; wordy

dissolution

Definition: the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements.

coagulate

Definition: to change from a fluid into a thickened mass; curdle; congeal

aberrant

Definition: differing from the normal or accepted way, esp. in behavior

latent

Definition: present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potentia

gainsay

Definition: to deny, dispute, or contradict.

disseminate

Definition: to scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed; promulgate extensively; broadcast; disperse

chicanery

Definition: trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry

abate

Definition: to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish

effrontery

Definition: shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity

gregarious

Definition: fond of the company of others; sociable.

skulduggery

Definition: dishonest, unscrupulous behavior

phlegmatic

Definition: not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish.

penury

Definition: extreme poverty, desitution

equivocate

Definition: to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead; prevaricate or hedge

deferential

Definition: showing deference; deferent; respectful.

sycophantic

Definition: a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.

officious

Definition: objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome: an officious person.

Antonyms: retire, abstain

prodigal

Definition: wastefully or recklessly extravagant, lavishly abundant; one who is given to wasteful luxury (e.g., a prodigal expenditure)

Antonyms: Cautious, spendthrift, economical

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