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8438698222vernacularthe language or dialect spoken by common people0
8438698223ubiquitousalways around; omnipresent; seeming to occur everywhere1
8438699864equanimitycalmness; composure2
8438699865interminableunending3
8438706068carte blancheboundless authority4
8438702532contemptuousto prideful; arrogant5
8438704206cosmopolitansophisticated; worldly6
8438709065abstemiousnot self indulgent, restrain7
8438710254archaicout of date; obsolete8
8438710255catharsisrelease of emotional tension9
8438710256inundateoverwhelmed; fill beyond capacity10
8438712160efficaciouseffective; productive11
8438712161putridrotten smelling12
8438713563intrinsicrelating to a thing in its natural place13
8438713564anomalysomething that doesn't usually happen14
8438715849incongruousincompatible; unsuitable for the situation15
8438715850innocuousharmless; doesn't effect others16
8438717824vitriolicbitterly critical; harsh in tone17
8438719345prognosticateto predict; foretell18
8438719346platitudeobvious remark; cliche19
8438721079sanctimoniousshowing false piety; self-righteous20
8438721080stringentrestrictive; having demanding standards21
8438721081convolutedcomplicated; intricate22
8438722879cogentreasonable; convincing23
8438722880churlishcrude; borish24
8438722881inimicalunfriendly; hostile25
8438724213luridshocking; explicit26
8438724214lionizeto treat as a celebrity27
8438724215recalcitrantstubbornly resistant; showing opposition28
8438726448penultimatenext to last29
8438729603provocativetending to excite or stimulate30
8438733358corroborateconfirm or give support to31
8438733359benigngentle; kind32
8438733360tacitsilently implied33
8438735996untenableimpossible to defend or justify34
8438735997indolentlazy35
8438737653requisiterequired36
8438737654disingenuousinsincere; calculating37
8438737655bellicosewar like; inclined to fight38
8438739708propensityhabit; tendency39
8438742799wizenedshriveled or withered from age40
8438742800assiduousdiligent; persistent41
8438744053discretionaryleft to ones own judgement42
8438744054flummoxto confuse; perplex43
8438745521implicateto involve or connect unfavorably44
8438745522moribundnear death; about to die45
8438747235fractiousunruly; disruptive46
8438747236curmudgeona stubborn, ill-tempered person47
8438750653autonomyindependence48
8438750654superciliousarrogant49

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