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7725253168Buttressa supporting structure0
7725253169Caustic(adj.) able to burn or eat away by chemical action; biting, sarcastic1
7725253170CharlatanOne who claims to know something that he does not, a quack2
7725253171Cherubicinnocent, wholesome, angelic3
7725253172Circuitousroundabout, not direct4
7725253173ClandestineKept or done is secret5
7725253174ColloquialConversational6
7725253175CommensurateSame size, extent, or duriation as another7
7725253176Conciseexpressing much in a few words8
7725253177Confluencea flowing together9
7725253178ContentiousQuarrelsome, inclined to argue10
7725253179CopiousAbundant; plentiful11
7725253180Cryptichaving hidden meaning12
7725253181CurmudgeonBad-tempered, difficult person; grouch13
7725253182Cynicalbelieving that people act only out of selfish motives14
7725253183Deartha lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine15
7725253184DemagogueLeader of a common people in accient times16
7725253185Derisiveridiculing, mocking17
7725253186Desecrateto damage a holy place; to treat with irreverence18
7725253187Diatribeabusive criticism19
7802290196DidacticIntended to instruct20
7802290197Diffidentmodest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence21
7802290198DiscursiveCovering a wide field of subjects; rambling22
7802290199DisparageTo belittle; speak of disrespectfully23
7802290200Dissembleto present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character24
7802290201DissonantHarsh and inharmonious is sound; discordant25
7802290202Dissuadeto persuade not to do something26
7802290203DuplicityDeliberate deceptiveness; two faced27
7802290204EclecticMade up of; combining elements from a variety28
7802290205Egregiousclearly bad or offensive29
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