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3183651905ApostlePioneer of a reform movement (originally, an early follower of Jesus)0
3183651906Assiduous(adj.) persistent, attentive, diligent Hard-working1
3183651907Bucolic(adj.) characteristic of the countryside, rural; relating to shepherds and cowherds, pastoral2
3183653856ComplaisantEager to please; cheerfully complying overly polite; willingness to comply with the wishes of others3
3183653857Cynicalbelieving that people act only out of selfish motives (adj) thinking the worst of others' motivations; bitterly pessimistic4
3183653858Dolorusmournful; gloomy Exhibiting sorrow or pain5
3183653859Evinceto demonstrate clearly; to prove6
3183653860Fulsomedisgustingly excessive; offensively flattering excessive, overdone, sickeningly abundant7
3183653861Indigent(adj.) needy, impoverished Poor8
3183654815Inuredhardened; accustomed; used to accustomed to accepting something undesirable9
3183654816Misnomer(n.) an unsuitable or misleading name10
3183654817Ostensible(adj.) appearing as such, seemingly apparent (but misleading); professed11
3183654818Platitude(n.) a commonplace, stale, or trite remark STALE, OVERUSED EXPRESSION12
3183654819Pristinefresh and clean; uncorrupted UNTOUCHED; UNCORRUPTED (adj) in an original, pure state; uncorrupted13
3183656045Pusillanimouscowardly; fearful Small minded14
3183656059Reticence(n.) the quality or state of being silent or uncommunicative restraint in speech, reluctance to speak15
3183657382Shirk(v.) to avoid or get out of doing work, neglect a duty; to sneak, slink16
3183657383Stentorian(adj.) extremely loud17
3183657384Sycophant(n) servile flatterer, parasitic person, one who fawns in order to get ahead a self-serving flatterer; yes-man18
3183657385Vociferous(adj.) loud and noisy; compelling attention boisterous19
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