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14382536188acquiesceaccept something reluctantly but without protest0
14382536189affinitya likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship1
14382536190blasphemousirreverent, profane, sacrilegious2
14382536191buttressa support or prop up3
14382536192circumspectcareful, cautious4
14382536193corroborationevidence that confirms or supports a statement, confirming5
14382536194depleteto use up, to waste6
14382536195despoticexercising absolute power, tyrannical7
14382536196emaciatedunnaturally thin or weak8
14382536197empiricalbased on observation or experiment9
14382536198extraneouscoming from the outside, foreign, present but not essential, irrelevant10
14382536199fallowinactive, unproductive11
14382536200homogeneousof the same kind, alike12
14382536201hyperboleexaggeration13
14382536202incontrovertibleunquestionable, beyond dispute14
14382536203irascibleeasily angered, irritable15
14382536204laconicbrief and to the point16
14382536205magnanimityhaving a lofty, generous, and courageous spirit17
14382536206obsequiousoverly submissive and eager to please18
14382536207proliferationrapid increase in numbers, multiplication19
14382536208scrupulousexact, careful, attending thoroughly to details, having high moral standards20
14382536209sublimelofty or grand21
14382536210surreptitioussecret, stealthy22
14382536211veracitytruthfulness, honesty23
14382536212zealgreat energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective24
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