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9584462789Rhetorica. The art or study of using language effectively and persuasively. b. A treatise or book discussing this art. 2. Skill in using language effectively and persuasively. 3. a. A style of speaking or writing, especially the language of a particular subject. b. Language that is elaborate, pretentious, insincere, or intellectually vacuous.0
9584462790Ruminate1. To turn a matter over and over in the mind. 2. To chew cud.1
9584462791Saccharine1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of sugar or saccharin; sweet. 2. Having a cloyingly sweet attitude, tone, or character. 3. Excessively sentimental.2
9584462792SavantA learned person; a scholar.3
9584462793SkepticalMarked by or given to doubt; questioning.4
9584462794Sophomoric1. Of or characteristic of a sophomore. 2. Exhibiting great immaturity and lack of judgment.5
9584462795Stultify1. To cause to lose interest or feel dull and not alert. 2. To render useless or ineffectual. 3. To cause to appear stupid, inconsistent, or ridiculous. 4. Law To claim incapacity as setting aside or preventing enforcement of (a deed or contract).6
9584462796SuperciliousFeeling or showing haughty disdain. (Arrogant)7
9584462797SurfeitTo feed or supply to excess, satiety, or disgust.8
9584462798Surly1. Sullenly ill-humored; gruff. 2. Threatening, as of weather conditions; ominous: surly clouds filled the sky. 3. Obsolete Arrogant; domineering.9
9584462799Tacit1. Not spoken. 2. Implied by or inferred from actions or statements. 3. Not speaking; silent.10
9584462800Tangible1. a. Discernible by the touch; palpable. b. Possible to touch. c. Possible to be treated as fact; real or concrete. 2. Possible to understand or realize.11
9584462801Temporal1. Of, relating to, or limited by time. 2. Of or relating to the material world; worldly. 3. Lasting only for a time; not eternal; passing. 4. Secular or lay; civil. 5. Expressing time.12
9584462802Tenuous1. a. Weak or insubstantial; flimsy. b. Precarious or insecure. 2. Long and thin; slender. 3. Having a thin consistency.13
9584462803TerseBrief and to the point; effectively concise.14
9584462804Trepidation1. A state of alarm or dread; apprehension. 2. An involuntary trembling or quivering.15
9584462805UltimatumA final offer or demand made by one party to another, especially in diplomatic negotiations, expressing or implying the threat of serious consequences or the breakoff of relations if the terms are not accepted.16
9584462806Undulate(v.) to move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form17
9584462807Unwieldy1. Difficult to carry or handle because of size, shape, or weight. 2. Hindering progress because of complexity; hard to manage or deal with.18
9584462808VehementCharacterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid.19
9584462809Veracity1. Adherence to the truth; truthfulness. 2. Conformity to fact or truth; accuracy. 3. A true statement.20
9584462810VerboseUsing or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words; wordy.21
9584462811ViableCapable of success or continuing effectiveness; practicable.22
9584462812Virulenta. Characterized by, causing, or promoting the rapid onset of severe illness. Used of a disease or toxin. b. Capable of causing disease by aggressively interfering with the immune system of the host. Used of a pathogen. 2. Extremely hostile or malicious.23
9584462813VociferousMaking, given to, or marked by noisy and vehement outcry.24
9584462814Whimsical1. Characterized by, arising from, or subject to whimsy. 2. Playful or fanciful, especially in a humorous way.25
9584462815XenophobeA person who is fearful or contemptuous of that which is foreign, especially of strangers or of people from different countries or cultures.26
9584462816Zealot1. a. One who is zealous, especially excessively so. b. A fanatically committed person.27
9584462817ZeitgeistThe spirit of the time; the taste and outlook characteristic of a period or generation.28
9584462818Zenith1. The point on the celestial sphere that is directly above the observer. 2. The upper region of the sky. 3. The highest point above the observer's horizon attained by a celestial body. 4. The point of culmination; the peak.29

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