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5692733333aggrievedtroubled0
5692733334degenerateinferior1
5692733335obstinatelystubbornly; inflexibly2
5692733336plaintivemournful; sad3
5692733337reticentrestrained or reserved, especially in speech4
5692733338taciturnitysilence or extreme reserve; unwillingness to speak5
5692733339discomfitureconfusion; embarrassment6
5692733340scintillatingbrilliant; sparkling7
5692733341spectralghostly8
5692733342almshousepublicly supported home for the poor; poorhouse9
5692733343destitutelacking the necessities of life; in absolute want10
5692733344incessantcontinuing without interruption; unceasing11
5692733345inexorableunchangeable; unyielding; unstoppable12
5692733346squalidhaving a wretched, poverty-stricken appearance13
5692733347stoicismindifference to pleasure or pain; impassivity14
5692733348exaltationfeeling of great rapture or well-being15
5692733349imploringasking earnestly16
5692733350inarticulatenot clearly expressed17
5692733351lineamentsdistinctive features, especially of the face18
5692733352querulouswhining or complaining19
5692733353slatternlyneglected and dirty20
5692733354uncouthodd or clumsy; lacking good manners or grace21
5692733355exanimateshowing no sign of life; lifeless22
5692733356supercilioushaving or showing arrogant superiority23
5692733357prodigalspending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant24
5692733358innuendoan indirect comment about a person or thing, especially a disparaging or derogatory one25
5692733359dilatorytending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy26
5692733360rancorbitter, rankling resentment or ill will, hatred, malice27
5692733361impetuousimpulsive; characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.28
5692733362garrulousexcessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, esp. about trivial matters29
5692733363nebuloushazy, vague, indistinct, or confused30
5692733364punctiliousshowing great attention to detail or correct behavior31
5692733365ambiguityopen to or having several possible meanings or interpretations32
5692733366meretriciousapparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity33
5692733367laudabledeserving praise; commendable34
5692733368libertinea person, especially a man, who behaves without moral principles or responsibility, especially in sexual matters35
5692733369priga self-righteously moralist person who behaves as if superior to others36
5692733370magnanimousvery generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself37
5692733371erroneouswrong; incorrect; containing error38
5692733372vacuoushaving or showing a lack in ideas or intelligence; mindless39
5692733373debaucheea person given to excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures40
5692733374redolentbringing to mind; strongly reminiscent or suggestive of41
5692733375feignedpretended to feel or be affected by something; insincere42
5692733376subterfugedeceit used in order to achieve one's goal; trickery43
5692733377hauteurhaughtiness of manner; disdainful pride; snobbery44
5692733378cordialcourteous and gracious; friendly; warm45
5692733379truculenteager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant46
5692733380docileready to accept control or instruction; submissive47
5692733381lecheroushaving or showing excessive or offensive sexual desire48
5692733382vagranta person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging49
5692733383imperiousassuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering50
5692733384petulant(of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered51
5692733385fatuoussilly and pointless52
5692733386titularholding or constituting a purely formal position or title without any real authority; in title or name only; honorary53
5692733387dolefulexpressing sorrow; mournful54
5692733388languidlacking energy55
5692733389servilehaving or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others56
5692733390declivitya downward slope57
5692733391venerationgreat respect; reverence58
5692733392sidlemove sideways, especially in a shy or stealthy manner59
5692733393zenithpoint of culmination; highest peak60
5692733394cantankerousbad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative61
5692733395denunciationpublic condemnation of someone or something62
5692733396gauntlean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age63
5692733397proprietorthe owner of a business, or a holder of property64
5692733398arable(of land) used or suitable for growing crops65
5692733399wrathextreme anger aroused by a real or supposed wrong66
5692733400soddensaturated with liquid, especially water; soaked through67
5692733401forlornpitifully sad and abandoned or lonely68

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