SET 23

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Showing a lack of proper concern; offhand.
Cavalier
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Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
Eclectic
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Pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely ; (Of an aim or endeavour) unlikely to succeed or be fulfilled.
Forlorn
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Recklessly bold or rash.
Foolhardy
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(Of a person or their behaviour) tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness. Bright, colorful, and very noticeable ; Bright, colourful, and very noticeable.
Flamboyant
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With the head foremost ; In a rush : with reckless haste.
Headlong
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Arrogant and domineering.
Imperious
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Irritating; annoying; so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
Irksome
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Unable to be challenged or denied.
Indisputable
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Impossible to pass through or enter ; Impossible to understand.
Impenetrable
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Fond of or characterized by joking; humorous or playful.
Jocular
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Similar in kind : related ; One's family and relations.
Kindred
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Not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful.
Lax
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Reluctant : Unwilling.
Loath
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Of or prompted by feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia ; Having or arousing feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia, typically in an exaggerated and self-indulgent way.
Sentimental
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Shrewdness and practical knowledge, especially in politics or business ; Know or understand.
Savvy
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Grimly mocking or cynical.
Sardonic
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Seeking or intended to undermine the power and authority of an established system or institution.
Subversive
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(Of a sound) loud and harsh : grating ; Presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one, in an excessively forceful way.
Strident
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Holding or constituting a purely formal position or title without any real authority ; Relating to or denoted by a title.
Titular
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(Of behaviour or actions) not proper or appropriate.
Unseemly
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Merciless : severe ; Given freely and generously.
Unsparing
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(Of a person) not having arrived at a conclusion or resolution ; Not settled or resolved.
Undecided
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(Of an act, remark, or state) not thought out or planned beforehand.
Unpremeditated
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Not deprived of freedom of action or expression; not restricted or hampered.
Untrammeled
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Unexpected and inappropriate or inconvenient.
Untoward
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Being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary; used for emphasis, often to qualify a metaphor.
Veritable
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Having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge.
Vindictive
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Showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.
Vehement
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(Of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked ; Casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
Wanton
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