Irrepressible not able to be controlled or restrained Adjective inextinguishable, unquenchable,...

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Irrepressible

not able to be controlled or restrained

Adjective

inextinguishable, unquenchable, uncontainable, uncontrollable, indestructible, undying, everlasting

Benevolent

Well meaning and kindly

Kind, caring

Adjective

Cynical

Doubtful as to whether something will happen or whether it is worthwhile.

Mistrustful of human sincerity. Skeptical, doubtful, disbelieving,

pessimisticAdjective

Enmity

Feeling actively opposed or hostile to someone or

somethingHate, resentment

Noun

Comrade Stalin

ComradeA companion who shares one’s activities. Also a fellow socialist

or communist (a form of address, a title; Comrade Lenin)

Companion, friend, partner

Noun

Expounded

Presented and explained something systematically and

in detail

Presented, explained, detailed

Verb (past tense)

Apathy

Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern

Unconcern, dispassion

Noun

Idle

Without purpose or effect; pointless

Lazy, unused, inactive

Adjective

Shirked

Avoided or neglected a duty or responsibility

Avoided, skipped, neglected

Verb (past tense)

Vengeance

punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury or wrong.

Noun

revenge, retribution, retaliation, payback, requital, reprisal,

satisfaction, an eye for an eye

USADA strips Lance Armstrong's Tour de France

victories

Ignominious

deserving or causing public disgrace or shame

Adjectivehumiliating, undignified, embarrassing, mortifying;

ignoble, inglorious; disgraceful, shameful, dishonorable,

discreditable

Impromptu

done without being planned, organized, or rehearsedAdjective and adverb

unrehearsed, unprepared, unscripted, extempore,

extemporized, extemporaneous, improvised, spontaneous,

unplanned; off-the-cuff, offhand, spur-of-the-moment, ad-lib

Sentimentality

excessive tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia

noun

Posthumously

occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of

the originator(like Heath Ledger)

adverb

Ratified

To sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making

it officially valid.

Verb- past tense

sign

Spite

A desire to hurt, annoy, or offend someone

Noun/Verb

Malice, revenge, ill will

Cunning

Having or showing skill in achieving one’s ends by deceit or evasion.

Adjective/noun

Devious, sly, scheming, calculating

Tactics

An action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end.

-The art of disposing armed forces in order of battle and of organizing

operations.

Noun

Reconciled

To restore friendly relations between

Verb (past tense)

Harmonize, settle, patch up, make up

Simultaneously

At the same instant, moment, all together, in unison

Adverb