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5136504305LurchTo make a sudden abrupt sudden movement, especially an unsteady tilt or roll.0
5136507448Stout(of a person) somewhat fat or of heavy build.1
5136513179Wistfulhaving or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing.2
5136516027Garrulousexcessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.3
5136519110Precipitousdangerously high or steep4
5136521219Delineationthe action of describing something precisely and exactly.5
5136523525Jocularcharacterized by joking or fond of joking.6
5136528031ServileHaving or showing excessive willingness to serve or please others.7
5136529685Decorumbehavior keeping with good taste and propriety.8
5136533780Dichotomya division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.9
5136539702Zealgreat energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective10
5136550283Calamitousinvolving calamity; catastrophic; disastrous.11
5136552324Squalid(of a place) extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.12
5136555994PerchanceBy some chance; perhaps.13
5136557947Vitreouslike glass in appearance or physical properties14
5136560208Magnanimitythe quality of being generous15
5136563462Effusiveunrestrained or excessive in emotional expression16
5136565312Despotismthe exercise of absolute authority17
5136570535Manifoldmany and various.18
5136572829Apparatusa tool or piece of equipment used for specific activities19
5136574613Trepidationa feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen.20
5136576118Pecuniaryof, relating to, or consisting of money21
5136577997Kosherfood accepted by Jewish law as fit for eating and drinking.22
5136579632Pedanticsomeone who is very concerned with the details of a subject and tends to overly show off their knowledge.23
5136581817Capriciousled by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change.24
5136584010Ignominypublic shame or disgrace; a situation or event that causes you to feel ashamed or embarrassed25
5136585821Compunctiona feeling of guilt or moral scruple that follows the doing of something bad.26

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