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3100712822Austeresevere or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance0
3100712823Corpulent(of a person) fat1
3100715411Derisiveexpressing contempt or ridicule2
3100715412Effeminate(of a man) having or showing characteristics regarded as typical of a woman; unmanly3
3100718473Jocundcheerful and lighthearted4
3100720513Manifestclear or obvious to the eye or mind5
3100722337Ostentatiouscharacterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice6
3100722338Sanguineoptimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation7
3100724536Stridentloud and harsh; grating8
3100727092Vehementshowing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense9
3100729730Elegiac(especially of a work of art) having a mournful quality10
3100729731Fecundproducing or capable of producing an abundance of offspring or new growth; fertile11
3100731789Fortuitoushappening by accident or chance rather than design12
3100733532Infirmityphysical or mental weakness13
3100733533Maladya disease or ailment14
3100736805Nuancea subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound15
3100736806Profligaterecklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources16
3100739967Remonstrancea forcefully reproachful protest17
3100746945Scintillateemit flashes of light; sparkle18
3100748993Vitiatespoil or impair the quality or efficiency of19

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