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272046675cogentconvincing; reasonable
272046676didacticinstructive, designed to teach
272046677lucideasily understood; clear
272046678plausibleseemingly valid or acceptable; credible
272046679imperiousarrogantly domineering or overbearing
272046680patronizingtreating in a condescending manner
272046681impedeto obstruct or interfere with; to delay
272046682indolenthabitually lazy or inactive
272046683insipidlacking flavor; dull; not at all stimulating
272046684egregiousoutstandingly bad
272046685superfluousexceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
272046686auspiciousfavorable; fortunate
272046687spuriousnot genuine; false
272046688disingenousnot straightforward; lacking in sincerity; pretending to know less than one actually does
272046689surreptitouslyin a secret, stealthy way
272046690capriciousimpulsive and unpredictable
272046691tenuoushaving little substance or strength; flimsy; weak
272046692assiduoushard-working
272046693intrepidwithout fear; brave
272046694tenacityfirmness; persistence
272046695inveteratelong established; deep-rooted; habitual
272046696amenablewilling to follow advice or suggestion, malleable
272046697facetioushumorous, not meant seriously
272046698truncatedshortened; cut off
272046699dilettanteSomeone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
272046700equanimitycalmness, composure, refusal to panic
272046701proprietyappropriateness of behavior
272046702brusqueAbrupt, blunt, with no formalities
272046703causticbitingly sarcastic or witty
272046704insolentinsulting in manner or speech
272046705deleterioushaving a harmful effect; injurious
272046706malfeasancewrongdoing, misconduct
272046707rancorousbitter, hateful
272046708hackneyedused so often as to lack freshness or originality
272046709prosaicunimaginative; dull
272046710harbingersomething that indicates what is to come; a forerunner
272046711timorousfearful, timid
272046712nascentcoming into existence; emerging
272046713nocturnaloccurring at night
272046714copiousabundant, plentiful
272046715prodigiousimmense; extrodinary size, huge
272046716laudatoryexpressing praise
272046717veneratedregarded with respect
272046718solventthe substance in which the solute dissolves
272046719anthropomorphismthe attribution of human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects
272046720apologya defense of an idea
272046721chiasmusinversion in the second of two parallel phrases
272046722panegyricelaborate praise; formal hymn of praise
272046723paradigman example or model
272046724propitiousfavorable, advantageous
272046725sardonicgrimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic

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