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3605205299acquiesceto give in, to comply0
3605210337affinitya likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship1
3605213782blasphemousirreverent, profane2
3605215755buttressa support or prop3
3605215756circumspectcareful to consider consequences, cautious, prudent4
3605218479corroborationconfirmation5
3605219523depleteto use up gradually, to lessen in amount or value6
3605221602despoticruling oppressively and absolutely; tyrannical7
3605222864emaciatedvery thin (usually as a result of starvation), wasting away8
3605224398empiricalbased on observation or experimenting not on theory9
3605226552extraneousnot essential or vital10
3605227830fallowinactive, plowed but not sowed11
3605230002homogeneousof the same kind12
3605231799hyperboleobvious exaggeration13
3605238326incontrovertibleindisputable14
3605239186irascibleirritable, easily angered, cranky, cross15
3605240528laconicusing a minimum of words; concise to the point of seeming rude16
3605241759magnanimityhaving a lofty, generous, and courageous spirit17
3605245359obsequiousoverly attentive, like a sycophant, servile18
3605248521proliferationan increase in number, multiplication19
3605249953scrupulousvery principled, very careful and conscientious20
3605251849sublimeexalted, noble, uplifting21
3605252413surreptitioussecret, clandestine, stealthy22
3605253645veracitydevotion to the truth23
3605254375zealenthusiasm, fervor24
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