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7229218275PlaintiveExpressive of suffering or woe0
7229218885EngenderA cause or given rise to a feeling or situation1
7229229006Portentous/PortendBe a sign or warning that something is likely to happen2
7231747545CapriciousGiven to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior3
7231752022SemblanceThe outward appearance or form of something especially when the reality is different4
7231752912CountenanceA person's facial expression5
7231753666PenuryExtreme poverty; destitution6
7231754547ConjectureAn opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information7
7231754904DesolateA place of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness8
7231756138InexorableImpossible to stop or prevent9
7231756567AsceticCharacterized by or suggesting the practice10
7231758907SardonicGrimly mocking or cynical11
7231759551SullenBad tempered and sulky; gloomy12
7231760521ImpetuousActing or done quickly without care13
7231761604PeremptoryInsisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way14
7231762499EquivocalOpen to more than one interpretation; ambiguous15
7231764058SoporificTending to introduce drowsiness or sleep16
7231764647TransitoryNot permanent17
7231765645ApprobationApproval or praise18
7231767145SanguineOptimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation19
7231768935Interminableendless(often used with hyperbole)20
7231769444ProdigalSpending money or resources freely21
7231770215CalumnyMaking false and defamatory statements in order to damage a reputation22
7231770612DiscernTo Perceive or recognize something23
7231771994AcquiesceTo take something reluctantly but without protest24
7231772733ProfligateRecklessly extravagant or wasteful us of resources25
7231773975Propitiousindicating a good chance of success26
7231774692LanguidDisplaying or having disclination for physical exertion27
7231775718VenerateTo regard with great respect28
7231776316SententiousGiven to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner29
7231776938PhlegmaticHaving an unemotional disposition30
7231777589DispositionA person's inherent qualities of mind and character.31
7231778539EnigmaA person or a thing that is mysterious, puzzling or difficult32
7231779783EphemeralLasting for a very brief time33
7231780318Façadean outward appearance that is maintained to conceal a less pleasant or creditable reality.34
7231782284ObscureNot discovered or known about35
7231782701FastidiousVery attractive and concerned about details36
7231783239InsipidLacking flavor37
7231786713EnervateCause to feel drained of energy38
7231787501Trepidation/intrepidA feeling of fear or agitation39
7231788150EvinceReveal the presence40
7231789179IndefatigablePersisting tirelessly41
7231791461InsuperableImpossible to overcome42
7231792173ApoplexyUnconsciousness or incapacity resulting from cerebral hemorrhage43
7231793649DeprecateExpress disapproval of44
7231794216NoxiousHarmful, poisonous or unpleasant45
7231794815AssiduousShowing great care and perseverance46
7231795324SolicitousCharacterized by or showing interest47
7231796191LudicrousSo foolish and unreasonable48

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