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7695234478Admonitory (adj)tending or serving to warn0
7695234479Arduous (adj)requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult1
7695234480Avaricious (adj)greedy; covetous2
7695234481Baseness (n)the state of projecting selfishness, cowardice, low ethical standards3
7695234482Bent (n)direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination4
7695234483Burgeoning (adj)growing or developing quickly; flourishing5
7695234484Censure (v)to criticize or reproach in a harsh or vehement manner6
7695234485Debunk (v)to expose or excoriate (a claim, assertion, sentiment, etc.) as being pretentious, false, or exaggerated7
7695234486Declamation (n)exercise in oratory or elocution, as in the recitation of a classic speech8
7695234487Didactic (adj)intended for instruction; instructive9
7695234488Discomfited (adj)confused, dejected, disconcerted10
7695234489Effusive (adj)unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve; pouring out; overflowing11
7695234490Glibness (n)thoughtlessness, superficiality, insincerity12
7695234491Idiosyncratic (adj)pertaining to the nature of something peculiar to an individual13
7695234492Incongruous (adj)out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming14
7695234493Insidious (adj)intended to entrap or beguile15
7695234494Maudlin (adj)tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental16
7695234495Misogynistic (adj)reflecting or exhibiting hatred, dislike, mistrust, or mistreatment of women17
7695234496Pejorative (adj)having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force18
7695234497Pragmatic (adj)of or relating to a practical point of view or practical19
7695234498Reticent (adj)reluctant or restrained20
7695234499Rueful (adj)feeling, showing, or expressing sorrow or pity; mournful; doleful21
7695234500Salient (adj)prominent or conspicuous22
7695234501Subjective (adj)pertaining to or characteristic of an individual; personal; individual23
7695234502Subsequent (adj)occurring or coming later or after (often followed by to)24
7695234503Tenebrous (adj)dark; gloomy; obscure25
7695234504Ubiquitous (adj)existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent26
7695234505Utilitarian (adj)having regard to or usefulness rather than beauty, ornamentation, etc.27
7695234506Voluble (adj)characterized by a continuous flow of words; fluent; glib; talkative28
7695234507Wry (adj)bitterly or disdainfully ironic or amusing29

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