Sitting by the lake that was miles from civilization, Gwen felt truly serene.
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Nervous
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defensive -
To put oneself in a position that is intended to protect oneself.
One of the challenges of a therapist is to achieve the trust of the patient, and overcome the patient's defensive behavior.
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Bad
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barren -
A land or a person that is incapable of growing anything or bearing fruit
Steve couldn't imagine how he would be able to cross the desert as he looked at the barren desert from on top of his camel
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Calm
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casual -
Relaxed and informal in manner or appearance.
I prefer a wearing clothes of a casual style when I'm not at work.
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Old
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stodgy -
Having old-fashioned opinions and attitudes
Mary knows that her grandchildren regard her as just a stodgy old woman, but she thinks their 'free' ways are dangerous and fool-hardy.
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Other
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prior -
Relating to or concerning earlier events or actions.
She was unable to attend due to a prior commitment.
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Bad
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dreary -
Dull, bleak, and lifeless; depressing
The dreary sky cast the earth in darkness, the sun nowhere in sight.
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Small
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negligible -
A very small amount of something
If you had invested $1600 in stocks in 1978, and added only $100 per month, in 2016 you'd have $500,000, all from that seemingly negligible monthly amount.
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Disorganized
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shoddy -
Badly made or done
Sergei had to hire another contractor to fix the shoddy work the previous one had done.
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Unhappy
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apologetic -
Feeling or showing that you are sorry for doing something wrong or for causing a problem
When Bill realized that his mistake caused the company to lose millions of dollars, he wrote his manager an apologetic email.
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glib -
(of words or the person speaking them) fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow
Barry was a glib person who pretended to be interested in other people even though he didn't really care about them.
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Smart-Adj
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sophisticated -
Complex or intricate, often in a clever or subtle way.
During World War 2, Alan Turing used a sophisticated machine to decode the German spy codes.
