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5834548551Allayverb 1. to calm or pacify, set to rest 2. to lessen or relieve0
5834548552Bestialadjective 1. beast-like 2. beastly, brutal 3. subhuman in intelligence and sensibility1
5834553005Convivialadjective 1. festive, sociable, having fun together, genial2
5834553006Coterienoun 1. a circle of acquaintances 2. a close-knit, often exclusive, group of people with a common interest3
5834553007Counterpartnoun 1. a person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another 2. a complement4
5834553008Demurverb 1. to object or take exception to noun 1. an objection5
5834554287Effronterynoun 1. a shameless boldness 2. an impudence6
5834554288Embellishverb 1. to decorate, adorn, touch up 2. to improve by adding details7
5834555695Ephemeraladjective 1. lasting only a short time, short-lived8
5834555696Felicitousadjective 1. appropriate, apt, well-chosen 2. marked by well-being or good fortune, happy9
5834556879Furtiveadjective 1. done slyly or stealthily, sneaky, secret, shifty 2. stolen10
5834556880Garishadjective 1. glaring 2. tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way11
5834556881Illusoryadjective 1. misleading, deceptive 2. lacking in or not based on reality12
5834558508Indigentadjective 1. needy, impoverished13
5834558509Inordinateadjective 1. far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive14
5834558510Jettisonverb 1. to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome15
5834559381Misanthropenoun 1. a person who hates or despises people16
5834559382Pertinaciousadjective 1. very persistent 2. holding firmly to a course of action or a set of beliefs 3. hard to get rid of, refusing to be put off or denied17
5834559383Picayuneadjetive 1. of little value or importance, paltry, measly 2. concerned with trifling matters, small-minded18
5834568832Raimentnoun 1. clothing, garments19

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