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Treatment that causes shame or embarrassment.

Absolutely necessary; too important to do without.

An intense but usually short-lived passion or admiration.

A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.

Likely to provoke anger or violence.

Defiant of authority; disobedient.

Impossible to tolerate; unbearably arrogant or tedious.

Examining one's own thoughts and feelings.

To understand something instinctively, without conscious reasoning.

Without conscious control; unintentionally.

So small as to be not worth considering.

A specialized segment of the market, or a specific role suited to someone.

A sentimental longing for the past.

A person new to a skill or activity.

Quick to notice things; watchful.

Hopeful and confident about the future.

A skilled public speaker.

To calm someone down or reduce their hostility.

More important than anything else; supreme.

Having keen insight and understanding.