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13839282933Cogentconvincing; reasonable0
13839283816Didacticintended to instruct1
13839284908Lucideasy to understand, clear; rational, sane2
13839286493Arbitera judge who decides a disputed issue3
13839287764Exculpateto free from blame4
13839289113Incontrovertibleindisputable; not open to question5
13839292248Substantiatedsupported with proof or evidence; verified6
13839293122Despoticexercising absolute power; tyrannical7
13839293123Haughtyarrogant; vainly proud8
13839295454Imperiousarrogantly domineering or overbearing9
13839299013Convolutedintricate and complicated10
13839299014Futileuseless; hopeless11
13839300466Impedeto slow the progress of12
13839301718Indolentlazy13
13839302935Impingehinder; interfere with14
13839302936Servilesubmissive; slavish15
13839305116Opulentwealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose16
13839310597Ostentatiousshowy17
13839311612Poignantemotionally moving18
13839313370Ebullienceintense enthusiasm19
13839316914Effusiveemotionally excessive; overly demonstrative20
13839332951Egregiousoutstandingly bad21
13839335220Flagrantextremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable22
13839336642Freneticwildly excited or active23
13839338216Gratuitousfreely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted24
13839343474Superfluousexceeding what is sufficient or required, excess25
13839344639Auspiciousconducive to success; favorable26
13839346570Benevolentwell meaning and kindly27
13839349244Mollifyto calm or make less severe28
13839350039Dubioushesitating or doubting29
13839350040Spuriousnot genuine, not true, not valid30
13839350850Astuteshrewd; clever31
13839351974Stratagema clever trick used to deceive or outwit32
13839354381Surreptitiouslydone by secretive means33
13839357814Ambiguousopen to more than one interpretation34
13839358434Ambivalenthaving mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone35
13839360435Arbitrarybased on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness36
13839363577Capriciousimpulsive and unpredictable37
13839366745Tenuoushaving little substance or strength38
13839366746Assiduoushard-working39
13839367659Intrepidcourageous; fearless40
13839367660Obduratestubborn; unyielding41
13839368786Proliferateto reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly42
13839381388inherentfirmly established by nature or habit43
13839382169Inverteratefirmly established, long-standing; habitual44
13839385254Omnipotentall-powerful45
13839388609Amenableresponsive; agreeable46
13839389541Facetiousplayfully humorous47
13839389542Dilettantesomeone with an amateurish and superficial understanding of a field of knowledge48
13839393140Proprietyappropriateness of behavior49
13839395835Staidunemotional; serious50
13839396401PejorativeWords or phrases that belittle or speak negative of someone51
13839399069Brusquerudely short, abrupt, dismissive52
13839400033Causticbitingly sarcastic or witty53
13839400704Fractiousquarrelsome; unruly; rebellious54
13839401423Fastidiouspossessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please55
13839404290Incorrigibleunable to be reformed56
13839405768Pugnaciousquarrelsome, fond of fighting57
13839405782Deleteriousharmful58
13839406523Transitoryshort-lived or temporary59
13839407790Affableeasy-going; friendly60
13839409152Rancoroushateful61
13839409921Hackneyedused so often as to lack freshness or originality62
13839410741Austeresevere or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance63
13839412831Malfeasancemisconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official64
13839412832Prosaicunimaginative; dull65
13839415338Harbringersomething indicating the approach of what's to come66
13839416504Timorousfearful, timid67
13839417396Nascentcoming into existence; emerging68
13839418523Sonorousproducing a deep or full sound69
13839419366Copiousabundant; plentiful70
13839419367Permeatedspread or flowing throughout71
13839420006Prodigiousenormous72
13839420974Repleteabundantly supplied; filled to capacity73
13839421957Laudatorygiving praise74
13839421958Veneratedhighly respected75

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