Contrast Unit Vocabulary

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long term sadness or having a personality given to sadness and depressionMelancholy
disagreeing, not getting alongDiscordant
short-livedEphemeral
harsh and horrible soundCacophony
Unwilling to spend moneyPenurious
absurd or ridiculousLudicrous
never making an errorInfallible
done by one person; done without discussion or agreementUnilateral
persistentTenacious
showing wisdomSagacious
misleading or deceptiveFallacious
mutual hatredEnmity
to calm or mollify someone, especially by giving in or giving upPlacate
showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for othersComplaisant
a legal answer to a chargePlea
calm... free of interruptionPlacid
Never pleased, incapable of being pleasedImplacable