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3083095414aggrievedtroubled0
3083095415degenerateinferior1
3083096201obstinatelystubbornly; inflexibly2
3083097246plaintivemournful; sad3
3083097988reticentrestrained or reserved, especially in speech4
3083099292taciturnitysilence or extreme reserve; unwillingness to speak5
3083102160discomfitureconfusion; embarrassment6
3083104645scintillatingbrilliant; sparkling7
3083104646spectralghostly8
3083105532almshousepublicly supported home for the poor; poorhouse9
3083109687destitutelacking the necessities of life; in absolute want10
3083110888incessantcontinuing without interruption; unceasing11
3083112122inexorableunchangeable; unyielding; unstoppable12
3083113273squalidhaving a wretched, poverty-stricken appearance13
3083114746stoicismindifference to pleasure or pain; impassivity14
3083116511exaltationfeeling of great rapture or well-being15
3083117866imploringasking earnestly16
3083119288inarticulatenot clearly expressed17
3083119289lineamentsdistinctive features, especially of the face18
3083121162querulouswhining or complaining19
3083122183slatternlyneglected and dirty20
3083123266uncouthodd or clumsy; lacking good manners or grace21
3083124625exanimateshowing no sign of life; lifeless22
3159306653supercilioushaving or showing arrogant superiority23
3159308494prodigalspending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant24
3159312040innuendoan indirect comment about a person or thing, especially a disparaging or derogatory one25
3159316817dilatorytending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy26
3159318499rancorbitter, rankling resentment or ill will, hatred, malice27
3159324085impetuousimpulsive; characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.28
3159327534garrulousexcessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, esp. about trivial matters29
3159331837nebuloushazy, vague, indistinct, or confused30
3159334146punctiliousshowing great attention to detail or correct behavior31
3159336437ambiguityopen to or having several possible meanings or interpretations32
3159338532meretriciousapparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity33
3159341116laudabledeserving praise; commendable34
3159342775libertinea person, especially a man, who behaves without moral principles or responsibility, especially in sexual matters35
3159347275priga self-righteously moralist person who behaves as if superior to others36
3159351135magnanimousvery generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself37
3159354665erroneouswrong; incorrect; containing error38
3159356709vacuoushaving or showing a lack in ideas or intelligence; mindless39
3159358890debaucheea person given to excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures40
3159360957redolentbringing to mind; strongly reminiscent or suggestive of41
3159364484feignedpretended to feel or be affected by something; insincere42
3159368427subterfugedeceit used in order to achieve one's goal; trickery43
3159369879hauteurhaughtiness of manner; disdainful pride; snobbery44
3159371828cordialcourteous and gracious; friendly; warm45
3671583355truculenteager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant46
3671584746docileready to accept control or instruction; submissive47
3671587358lecheroushaving or showing excessive or offensive sexual desire48
3671589544vagranta person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging49
3671591709imperiousassuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering50
3671594035petulant(of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered51
3671597834fatuoussilly and pointless52
3671600310titularholding or constituting a purely formal position or title without any real authority; in title or name only; honorary53
3671604524dolefulexpressing sorrow; mournful54
3671605898languidlacking energy55
3671607877servilehaving or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others56
3671609835declivitya downward slope57
3671612141venerationgreat respect; reverence58
3671613372sidlemove sideways, especially in a shy or stealthy manner59
3671616052zenithpoint of culmination; highest peak60
3671617126cantankerousbad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative61
3671619685denunciationpublic condemnation of someone or something62
3671621695gauntlean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age63
3671623576proprietorthe owner of a business, or a holder of property64
3671626798arable(of land) used or suitable for growing crops65
3671629096wrathextreme anger aroused by a real or supposed wrong66
3671631223soddensaturated with liquid, especially water; soaked through67
3671632547forlornpitifully sad and abandoned or lonely68

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