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5835821184AlacrityCheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness; liveliness or briskness0
5835821185CensureStrong or vehement expression of disapproval; official reprimand or condemnation1
5835821186CynicalDistrusting or disparaging the motives of others; showing contempt for accepted standards of morality2
5835821187DisdainTo look upon or treat with contempt; to think unworthy of notice, response3
5835821188DisillusionTo free from or deprive of illusion, belief, idealism4
5835821189ElysianBlissful; delightful5
5835821190EmphaticUsing emphasis in speech or action; forceful, insistent, energetic6
5835821191EmpiricalDerived from or guided by experience or experiment; practical, pragmatic7
5835821192EnigmaA puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation; something with a hidden meaning; problem, riddle8
5835821193EpigramAny witty, ingenious, or pointed saying tersely expressed; witticism9
5835821194EruditeCharacterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly; educated, wise10
5835821195EquivocalAllowing the possibility of several different meanings; susceptible to double interpretation; deliberately ambiguous11
5835821196ExpedientFit or suitable for the purpose; proper under the circumstances; acting with accordance to what is advantageous12
5835821197FelicityThe state of being happy, especially in a high degree; bliss13
5835821198HereticA professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church; anyone who does not conform to an established attitude, doctrine, or principle14
5835821199MammonRiches or material wealth; often personified as an evil spirit or deity15
5835821200PerniciousCausing insidious harm or ruin; deadly, fatal, evil, wicked16
5835821201RetardTo make slow, hinder, or impede; to be delayed17
5835821202SolaceComfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort; to comfort, console, or cheer18
5835821203StridentMaking or having a harsh sound; having a shrill, irritating quality or character19

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