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5890560556ignominious(adj.) humiliating, disgracing0
5890562727vehement(adj.) intense; forceful; powerful; passionate1
7222354743sardonic(adj.) grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic; cynical2
7222354744lugubrious(adj.) mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree3
7222354745taciturn(adj.) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little4
7222354746captious(adj.) excessively ready to find fault; nit-picking; difficult to please5
7222354747fetid(adj.) foul-smelling; putrid6
7222354748lurid(adj.) gruesome or excessively vivid; sensational, shocking, unrestrained7
7222354749arrogate(trans. v.) to claim or take without right8
7222354750soporific(adj. or n.) sleep-inducing; relating to sleepiness or lethargy9
7222354751ameliorate(v.) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming10
7222354752expiate(trans. v.) to atone, to make amends for11
7222354753penurious(adj.) 1. miserly, stingy 2. extremely poor, destitute12
7222354754perfidious(adj.) disloyal; treacherous; faithless; deceitful13
7222354755fervid(adj.) burning with enthusiasm or zeal; extremely heated14
7222354756turbid(adj.) muddy; unclear; confused; disordered15
7222354757indignant(adj.) filled with resentment or anger over something unjust, unworthy, or mean16
7222354758officious(adj.) meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority17
7222354759equivocal(adj.) ambiguous; intentionally misleading18
7222354760assiduous(adj.) persistent; constant; attentive; diligent19
7222354761inscrutable(adj.) incapable of being understood; impenetrable; impossible to see through physically20
7222354762insuperable(adj.) incapable of being overcome21
7222354763vapid(adj.) dull, uninteresting; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force22
7222354764insipid(adj.) dull; boring; bland23
7222354765provincial(adj.) limited in knowledge of the world; lacking sophistication; narrow-minded24
7222354766impetuous(adj.) rash, impulsive25
7222354767imperious(adj.) overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; compelling26
7222354768precocious(adj.) showing unusually early development (especially in talents and mental capacity)27
7222354769capricious(adj.) impulsive; unpredictable; erratic28
7222354770diffident(adj.) shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved29
7222354771meretricious(adj.) attractive in a vulgar or flashy way, specious; deceptive30
7222354772propitious(adj.) favorable31
7222354773indefatigable(adj.) tireless; incapable of being fatigued32
7222354774ostensible(adj.) apparent; represented as true; possibly or seemingly true on the surface33
7222354775salubrious(adj.) healthful, promoting health34
7222354776credulous(adj.) too trusting; gullible35
7222354777pedantic(adj.) pompous; self-important; making a show of knowledge; giving too much importance to rules36
7222354778incendiary(adj.) inflaming; provoking heat or anger37
7222354779genial(adj.) cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm38
7222354780disconsolate(adj.) deeply unhappy or dejected; without hope, beyond consolation39

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