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5845020983Genuflectionbending at least one knee to the ground, was from early times a gesture of deep respect for a superior.0
5989424745SchizoidDenoting or having a personality type characterized by emotional aloofness and solitary habits.1
6414622002KowtowThe act of being obsessively subservient.2
6414602577Acerbicsharp and forthright.3
6414588276PedanticOf or like a pedant (or a perfectionist)4
6414611848ambivalencehaving mixed feelings about someone or something5
6414602387pulpita raised platform or lectern in a church or chapel from which the preacher delivers a sermon.6
6414599496importunatepersistent, especially to the point of annoyance or intrusion.7
6414615603Iratefeeling or characterized by great anger.8
6414604541prostrationthe placement of the body in a reverentially or submissively prone position as a gesture.9
6414616794balkhesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking (of a pitcher) make an illegal motion, penalized by an advance of the base runners.10
6414620328emulationeffort to match or surpass a person or achievement, typically by imitation.11
6414613436stridentloud and grating12
6414623544poignantevoking a keen sense of sadness or regret13
6414626566baroqueA period in the arts, visual and musical, from about 1600 to about 1750, marked by elaborate ornamentation and efforts to create dramatic effects; extravagantly ornate, florid, and convoluted in character or style.14
6414625995Condemnationthe expression of very strong disapproval; censure. (Simon Cowell)15
6414612203cadencea modulation or inflection of the voice16
6414630947Jaundicedhaving or affected by jaundice, in particular unnaturally yellow in complexion17
6414633990SlipshodA type of person or work ethic that shows lack of care or thought. Lazy18
6414634769Jonquila narcissus with clusters of small fragrant yellow flowers and cylindrical leaves, native to southern Europe and northeastern Africa19
6414599151Debasereduce (something) in quality or value; degrade.20
6414661117Inexorableimpossible to prevent21
6414677357PerspicuitySomething that can be seen clearly or understandably; lucid22
6414699261exasperatedirritate intensely; infuriate23

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