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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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