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7496823622InveigleTo persuade by ingenuity or flattery; to intice; to obtain by ingenuity or flattery0
7496823623modicuma small quantity or portion1
7496823624Ariditydryness, barrenness2
7496823625MollifySoften; allay someone's rage3
7496823626Cacophonyunpleasant, harsh, or discordant sound4
7496823627CapaciousAble to contain much5
7496823628DiscursivePassing from one subject to another6
7496823629SchadenfreudeA malicious satisfaction in the misfortune of others7
7496823630PalaverIdle talk; talk idly8
7496823631Buttressprojecting support of a wall or building; support; prop9
7535070934DisaparagingDepreciating, lessening in rank10
7535070935solicitousShowing care, attention, concern; full of anxious desire, eagerness, apprehension11
7535070936disheveledDisarranged, untidy, tousled, rumpled12
7535070937sesquipedalianGiven to or characterized by the use of long words; long and ponderous; having many syllables13
7535070938SoireeEvening party; gathering14
7609844441disseminateScatter, broadcast, spread15
7609844442somnabulistOne who walks and performs other actions during sleep16
7609844443soporificcausing sleepiness17
7609844444dolefulSad, sorrowful, mourning18
7609844445SpeciousApparently just or correct, actually not so19
7609844446floutMock; insult; scoff20
7609844447overweeningOverbearing; excessive21
7609844448DulcetMelodious; soft; soothing22
7609844449spuriousNot genuine; counterfeit23
7609844450ebullientBoiling up, bubbling, effervescent24
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