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3039111559ClairvoyantAble to predict the future accurately; able to perceive things beyond what people see naturally.0
3039111560GravitasAn air of seriousness that commands respect.1
3039111561EphemeralShort-lived, lasting but a brief time.2
3039111562HomelyUnattractive, plain; unpretentious.3
3039111563AntediluvianFrom the time before the biblical flood; old, outdated.4
3039111564TimorousUnconfident, fearful; showing a lack of confidence or displaying fearfulness.5
3039111565HyperboleA figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect.6
3039111566SenescentGrowing old; aging.7
3039111567LaconicDescribing a person, piece of writing, etc., that conveys much by saying little.8
3039111568ObliviousTotally unaware of what's happening.9
3039111569SucculentJuicy and tender.10
3039111570MellifluousPleasing to the ear, flowing with sweetness.11
3039111571PyrrhicWin with great loss.12
3039111572VociferousLoud and forceful.13
3039111573EruditeHaving or showing profound knowledge.14
3039111574JaundicedHaving yellowish skin, as if diseased; having an outlook distorted by bitterness or resentment.15
3039111575ConcentricHaving a common center.16
3039111576LeviathanSomething unusually large; the largest or most massive thing of its kind.17
3039111577CallousHaving or exhibiting a lack of care; covered with calluses.18
3039111578SinecureA job that requires no effort but provides the worker ample money or status.19
3039111579InnuendoA backhanded, inexplicit remark about somebody or something, usually of a mocking or suggestive nature.20
3039111580SpeciousPlausible on the surface, but actually wrong.21
3039111581ReprobateOne who is immoral or unethical.22
3039111582LucidTransparent; easy to understand; bright.23
3039111583DiaphanousGauzily see-through and delicate, usually applauding to fabric.24
3039111584ImpassiveUnaffected by or not showing emotion.25
3039111585EffusiveGushing with emotion.26

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