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14382439556acrimoniousstinging, bitter in temper or tone0
14382439557ameliorateto improve, make better, to correct a flaw1
14382439558amenableopen or willing to follow advice or suggestion, tractable, malleable2
14382439559amorphousshapeless, without definite form, of no particular type or character, without organization or unity3
14382439560buoyantcapable of floating, cheerful4
14382439561cajoleto coax, persuade through flattery or artifice5
14382439562calamityan event causing great and often sudden damage or distress, a disaster6
14382439563debaseto reduce in dignity or quality7
14382439564effaceto erase, to wipe out8
14382439565elucidateto clarify, explain9
14382439566ephemerallasting a very short time10
14382439567ferocitysavagery, fierceness11
14382439568flourishto thrive, to grow well12
14382439569haughtyarrogant, condescending13
14382439570imperviousincapable of being affected14
14382439571inanesilly, empty of meaning or value15
14382439572indolenceinclination to laziness16
14382439573infalliblefree from error, absolutely dependable17
14382439574inscrutableincapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically18
14382439575languiddrooping, without energy, sluggish19
14382439576malicethe intention or desire to do evil, ill will20
14382439577obliqueslanting or sloping, not straightforward or direct21
14382439578opulencewealth, affluence, abundance22
14382439579penitentexpressing remorse for one's misdeeds23
14382439580perfunctoryacting routinely with little interest or care24
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