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| equivocate | to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead |
| superfluous | 1. unnecessary; 2. being more than is sufficient or required |
| bilateral | two-sided |
| unilateral | one-side |
| circumspect | cautious |
| commensurate | 1. having the same measure; 2. corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree |
| malevolence | evil intent |
| neophyte | beginner |
| misanthropist | people-hater |
| bellicose | warlike |
| anthropomorphic | Attribution of human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena |
| captious | easily notices and makes much of trivial faults or defects; faultfinding; difficult to please. |
| neologism | new word |
| malediction | a curse |
| incredulous | Skeptical; disbelieving |
| omniscient | all-knowing |
| monomania | obsession with one thing |
| specious | 1. false; 2. Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious |
| excoriate | To express strong disapproval of; to denounce |
| prototype | the original or model on which something is based or formed |
| xenophobia | fear of foreigners |
| benediction | blessing; an expression of good wishes |
| amorphous | lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless, shapeless |
| preponderance | superiority in weight, power, numbers, etc.; bulk |
| magnanimous | great-minded; courageously noble in mind and heart |