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5522842160AntiquatedObsolete; out of fashion; no longer usable. (Synonyms: antique, archaic, obsolete, venerable)0
5522842161ArableFit for plowing; tillable.1
5522843226AscendancyDomination; growing power.2
5522843227AtrophyTo waste away; to wither.3
5522843228ClandestineSecret. (Synonyms: covert, furtive, stealthy, surreptitious, underhanded)4
5522844591ConciliateTo reconcile; to pacify; to renew a friendship. (Synonyms: appease, mollify, placate, propitiate)5
5522861120CursorySuperficial, casual, hastily done.6
5522861905DerisionScoffing at; mockery; ridicule.7
5522861906EnmityAbsolute hatred. (Synonyms: animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, hostility, rancor)8
5522861907ExtricateTo free; to disentangle. (Synonyms: disembarrass, disencumber)9
5522862715ForbearancePatience, lenience.10
5522877151FrivolousLacking in seriousness or importance.11
5522878719GarrulousTalkative, rambling. (Synonym: voluble)12
5522878720ImpetuousViolent, hasty, rash, impulsive.13
5522879063IndustriousSkillfully busy or occupied. (Synonyms: assiduous, diligent, sedulous)14
5522880013InfamousHaving a reputation of the worst kind; vicious; notoriously bad. (Synonyms: disreputable, ignominious)15
5522880014InsolenceInsulting or contemptuous behavior. (Synonyms: arrogance, haughtiness, high-handedness, impertinence)16
5522880015LevityExcessive frivolity, flippancy.17
5522880885OblivionState of being forgotten.18
5522880886ParadoxicalSomething that appears false or contradictory but is actually correct.19
5522880887PerjuryFalse testimony under oath.20
5522880933RancorBitter deep-seated ill will, enmity. (Synonyms: animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, hostility)21
5522882096SycophantA self-serving flatterer; a brownnoser. (Synonyms: leech, sponge, toady)22
5522882097VacillatingChanging, fluctuating.23
5522883785VividBright, distinct, and clear. (Synonym: graphic)24

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