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271470006acrimonious (adj)bitter and sharp in language or tone
271470007allay (v)to put fear doubt anger to rest
288982741amalgamate (v)to combine into a unified or integrated whole
288982742ardent (adj)intensely devoted, eager, or enthusiastic
288982743astute (adj)clever, cunning; showing practical wisdom
288982744belabor (v)to explain or worry about something more than necessary
288982745bemoan (v)to express distress or grief over
288982746callous (adj)insensitive, indifferent; unsympathetic
288982747censure (v)to criticize harshly
288982748cognizant (adj)having awareness
288982749contentious (adj)exhibiting a wearisome tendency to fight or be aggressive
288982750conundrum (n)a complex and difficult problem
288982751deride (v)to laugh at in scorn or contempt
288982752diatribe (n)a bitter sharp abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism
288982753digress (v)to turn away from the main subject of attention
288982754discordant (adj)conflicting
288982755disseminate (v)to scatter widely
288982756duplicitous (adj)deliberately deceptive in behavior or speech
288982757ebullient (adj)joyously unrrestrained; exuberant
288982758egregious (adj)blatantly bad or reprehensible
288982759emulate (v)to imitate
288982760equivocate (v)to mislead by using ambiguous language
288982761exacerbate (v)to make worse; to aggravate
288982762expedient (adj)serving to promote one's selfish interest
288982763fastidious (adj)difficult to please
288982764flippant (adj)showing inappropriate casualness
288982765foible (n)a personal weakness or failing
288982766germane (adj)relevant, appropriate
288982767histrionic (adj)deliberately overly dramatic
288982768inadvertent (adj)unintentional
288982769incendiary (adj)tending to provoke
288982770incongruous (adj)incompatible
288982771indignant (adj)angered at something unjust or wrong
288982772insipid (adj)very dull
288982773insolent (adj)blatantly rude or disrespectful
288982774languish (v)to exist or continue in miserable or disheartening conditions
288982775mercurial (adj)quick and changeable in temperament
288982776nebulous (adj)vague
288982777obdurate (adj)unmoved by persuasion, pity or tender feelings
288982778ostentatious (adj)intending to attract notice and impress others
288982779pejorative (adj)belittling
288982780poignant (adj)profoundly moving and touching
288982781preposterous (adj)contrary to nature, reason, or common sense
288982782prolific (adj)intellectually productive
288982783propensity (n)a natural inclination or tendency
288982784propound (v)to put forward for consideration
288982785prudent (adj)using good judgment or common sense
288982786rancorous (adj)bitter, hateful
288982787repudiate (v)to reject emphatically as unfounded, untrue or unjust
288982788sanctimonious (adj)making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness
288982789sardonic (adj)cynically mocking
288982790scathing (adj)criticizing or denouncing severely
288982791sordid (adj)depressingly squalid; wretched
288982792surmise (v)to infer; to guess
288982793tactful (adj)skillful in acting to avoid offense to others
288982794tawdry (adj)of little value, gaudy
288982795ubiquitous (adj)seeming to exist everywhere at the same time
288982796umbrage (n)offense; resentment
288982797verbiage (n)an excess of words for the purpose; wordiness
288982798vituperate (V)to rebuke or criticize harshly or abusively

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