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9947053657Monotonylack of variety and interest0
9947079445querya question1
9947079446chastiserebuke or reprimand severely2
9947082167disparageregard or represent as being of little worth3
9947086448aloofnot friendly or forthcoming, cool and distant4
9947092159eruditehaving or showing great knowledge or learning5
9947092160sublimeof such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe.6
9947095666invidious(of an action or situation) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others7
9947095667irreverentshowing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously.8
9947098266laudatoryexpressing praise and commendation.9
9947098267vehementshowing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.10
9947100770sumptuoussplendid and expensive-looking.11
9947104244empiricalbased on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic12
9947104245enigmaticdifficult to interpret or understand; mysterious13
9947107331ephemerallasting for a very short time.14
9947107332polemicalrelating to or involving strongly critical, controversial, or disputatious writing or speech.15
9947110875morosesullen and ill-tempered.16
9947113784circumspectwary and unwilling to take risks.17
9947121360impetuousacting or done quickly and without thought or care.18
9947123354pretentiousattempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed.19
9947135592stridentloud and harsh; grating.20
9947140590magnanimousvery generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself.21
9947140591provocativecausing annoyance, anger, or another strong reaction, especially deliberately.22

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