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8851997879EphemeralTemporary0
8851997880infidelity (n)disloyalty / changed feelings1
8851997881servile (adj)overly submissive2
8851997882penitent (adj)feeling regret3
8851997883ApostropheA figure of speech wherein the speaker speaks directly to something nonhuman4
8851997884Imploring (adj)asking earnestly; begging5
8851997885IngratiatingCharming or flattering6
8851997886GrovelingTotally submissive7
8851997887obsequiousoverly submissive and eager to please8
9131461242palpable (adj)able to be touched or felt9
9131461243diaphanous (adj)light, airy, transparent10
9131461244variegated (adj)multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color11
9131461245anomalous (adj)abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual12
9131675773malapropism (n)a word humorously misused13
9170290892EgalitarianPromoting equal rights for all people14
9170290893Dowageran elderly woman of elevate social status15
9170290894Dilettantesomeone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic16
9170290895Iconoclastone who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions17
9170290896PurveyorOne who supplies or sells18
9185775886ImpreciseNot accurate19
9185775887DeficientLacking20
9185775888Obtrusive(adj.) forward; undesirably prominent; thrust out21
9185775889ellipticaloval; ambiguous, either purposely or because key words have been left out22
9248570999Capricious (adj)tending to make sudden and unpredictable changes23
9248571000Bombastic (adj)Pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas24
9248571001loquacious (adj)talkative25
9248571002Dispassionate (adj)impartial; calm, free from emotion26
9248571003Decorous (adj)Exhibiting appropriate behavior or conduct27
9261592922CandidCompletely honest, straightforward28
9261592923OstentatiousShowy, pretentious29
9261592924Convolutedintricate and complicated30
9274288378Mitigatedmade less severe31
9274288379Ossifiedbecome fixed and rigid32
9274288380Bureaucratizationa complicated organized system; rules and regulations33
9274288381PoliticizedTo give a political character to something34
9274288382jingoismextreme, chauvinistic patriotism, often favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy35
9274288383Infightingconflict within a group36
9274288384StreamlinedA smooth shape designed to decrease resistance to fluid flow37
9297449284VisceralPertaining to the internal organs38
9334780804SuperciliousArrogant39
9334780805PugnaciousEager to fight40
9334780806Judicioussensible; showing good judgement41
9372984428Negligible (adj)So unimportant that it can be disregarded42
9395660492PenchantA strong liking43
9395660493PilferTo steal in small quantities44
9395660494PredilectionPreference45
9408835116SundryVarious46
9408835117Lugubrioussorrowful; mournful; dismal47
9408835118ProlificAbundantly productive48
9408835119BucolicCharmingly rural49
9421144160IneffableInexpressible50
9421144161ArticulatedWritten down or stated51
9421144162Consummatecomplete; total; supremely good52
9421144163Presumptivepresumed53
9421144164DeleteriousHarmful54

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