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7282611740jovial (adj)cheerful and friendly0
7282611741convivial(adj.) festive, sociable, having fun together, genial1
7282611742Deference (noun)Ingratiating, to kiss up. Respect, follow2
7282611743abjectionDegrade, demote, the state being cast off3
7282611744quizzicalMildly teasing, expressing puzzlement4
7282611745demure (adj)Reserved, timid, unassuming, modest, low key5
7282611746Brazen (adj)Shameless, bold6
7282611747Incredulity (noun)Disbelief7
7282611748imploringlyTo beg,8
7282611749malfeasance (n)Wrongdoing9
7282611750Solemn (adj)Gloomy, sour, morose10
7361745360Didactic (adj)Intend to teach11
7361745361Historionicoverly dramatic12
7361745362conciliatory, mollifyingConsolatory13
7361745363DisparagingDerogatory14
7361745364SardonicGrimly mocking or cynical15
7361745365Acerbic (adj)Acrid16
7361745366Effusivegushing, enthusiastic, over the top17
7384345366sullen (adj)Gloomy18
7447341251ReverieDay dream19
7447341252UndulateFluctuate20
7447341253IndelibleUnerasible21
7447341254InfinitesimalTiny22
7447341255conciliatory (adj)Consolatory23
7479950451ObsequiousFawning, obedient, excessive servile, ingratiating, sigfantic..24
7479950452Reticent (adj)not willing to tell people about things. Reserved, withdrawn, diffident25
7479950453insipid (adj)uninspired; uninteresting; dull, boring, lame, lacking flavor26
7479950454IncensedVery angry, raged, irate27
7479950455abstruse (adj)hard to understand28
7479950456esoteric (adj)Hard to understand, understood by small people29
7479950457Caustic (adj)Acerbic, vitriolic30
7479950458inane (adj)Dumb, silly,31
8055010113ebullient (adj)enthusiastic, exciting, boiling over.32
8055010114DubiousDoubtful33
8055010115DogmaticSomeone stubborn to a belief34
8055010116ChasmA gorge, a deep hole, gap between something, philosophical idea35
8055010117chagrin (n)embarrassment; a complete loss of courage. Much to my36
8055010118EspouseTo support, promote37
8055010119ZeitgistSpirit of the time38
8531301942amicableFriendly39
8531301943Brusque (adj)Abrupt, blunt, with no formalities. Blunt, rude, perentary?40
8531301944capitulate (v)to surrender41
8531301945hackneyedoverused, cliched. Over family, repeated too often42
8531301946spurious (adj)not genuine, not true, not valid. Plausible but false. Counterfeit in a way43
8531301947Impetuous (adj)acting or done quickly and without thought or care. Doing something too quickly44
8531301948perfidious (adj)faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy. Intending to betray45
8531301949prosaic (adj)dull; lacking in spirit or imagination. Lacking imagination46
8531301950archaic (adj)very old or old-fashioned47
8649825017Expidient (adj)convenient, efficient, practical48
8649825018Invidious (adj)Offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment49
8673525079Illiterationrepeating the beginning sound of several words in a sentence50
8673525080allegory (n)story in which characters are used as symbols; fable51
8673525081Illusion52
8673525082ambiguous (adj)open to more than one interpretation53
8673525083Anadiplosisrepetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause54
8673525084analogy (n)a comparison between things that are alike in some ways55
8673525085Anaphorathe repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses56
8673525086anecdoteshort account of event57
8673525087antecedentthe word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun58
8673525088AphorismA brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.59
8751770826Apostropheaddress to an absent or imaginary person60
8751770827atmosphereEmotional mood61
8751770828ClauseA grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb.62
8751770829ColloquialCharacteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing63
8751770830coherentThe meaning of the whole becomes clear.64
8751770831concede (v)65
8751770832ConnotationAll the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests66
8751770833Denotation (n)The dictionary definition of a word67
9129955113Privysharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private).68
9129955114ReproachDisapproval, blame69
9129955115supercilious (adj)arrogant70
9129955116fractiousness (n)trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline71
9129955117peremptorily (adv)decisively, commandingly72
9298774804Punctilious (adj)Paying strict attention to detail; extremely careful73
9298774805fastidious (adj)very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail74
9298774806disconcerting (adj)causing one to feel unsettled75
9298774807denizensinhabitants or occupants76
9298774808vestige (n)a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence77
9298774809remnant (n)a small amount left over after the rest has been used; a surviving trace78
9298774810nebulousvague79
9298774811laudable (adj)worthy of praise80
9298774812Insidious (adj)Dangerous81
9298774813Meretricious (adj)Attractive in a cheap, flashy way82
9298774814ineffableinexpressible83
9298774815ingratiateto make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others84
9298774816dilatory (adj)tending to delay or procrastinate85
9298774817morbid (adj)gruesome86
9298774818disquieting (adj)disturbing87
9298777683magnanimousgenerous88
9298822398Pretentious (adj)trying to impress others by pretending to be more important or better than you actually are89
9298822399Portentous (adj)Foreboding; ominous; suggesting oncoming evil90
9298822400expostulateto attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning91
9298822401Garrulous (adj)excessively talkative92
9683783820vexed (adj)Conflicted93
9683783821sanguine (adj)cheerfully optimistic94
9683783822Incendiary (adj)Inflammatory; inflaming the senses95
9683783823exacerbateto make worse96
9683783824admonitory (adj)giving or conveying a warning or reprimand97
9683783825genial (adj)friendly and cheerful98

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