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10734267280STATUS QUOthe existing condition or state of affairs0
10734267281ACERBICbitter, sharp in taste or temper1
10734267282CRITICALfinding fault2
10734267283CAUSTIC(adj.) able to burn or eat away by chemical action; biting, sarcastic3
10734267284GUISEoutward appearance; false appearance4
10734267285SEMBLANCEa likeness; an outward appearance5
10734267286DISPARAGEregard or represent as being of little worth6
10734267287PROSCRIBEto forbid7
10734267288APHORISMa concise statement of a truth or principle8
10734267289SINE QUA NONan essential or indispensable element or condition9
10734267290AFFLUENTrich; prosperous; wealthy10
10734267291ILLUSORYdeceptive; false; misleading11
10734267292DISPARATEfundamentally different; entirely unlike12
10734267293VINDICATEclear from hint or charge of wrongdoing; to justify13
10734267294APLOMBconfidence without arrogance14
10734267295AUSPICIOUSfavorable; promising15
10734267296HARANGUElong, passionate, ranting speech (diatribe)16
10734267297DISSENTdifference of opinion (implies refusal to assent and/or withholding consent)17
10734267298UBIQUITOUSpresent, appearing, or found everywhere18
10734267299PARADIGMmodel or pattern; worldview, set of shared assumptions, values, etc.19
10734267300TRAVESTYa grotesque or grossly inferior imitation (often unintentional)20
10734267301CREDULOUStoo trusting; gullible21
10734267302UNTENABLEimpossible to defend or justify22
10734267303OPULENTluxurious; grandiose23
10734267304TACITunderstood or implied without being stated24
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