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3027684519SardonicCharacterized by bitter or scornful mockery0
3027688736VehementZealous, impassioned, strongly emotional, intense1
3027690297IgnominiousHumiliating, marked by disgrace or dishonor2
3027698380LugubriousMournful, dismal, gloomy, sorrowful3
3027703163TaciturnInclined to silence, reserved in speech, reluctant to conversate4
3027705459CaptiousApt to notice, make much of trivial faults or defeats, difficult to please5
3027708938FetidHaving an offensive odor, smell, stink6
3027710796LuridGruesome, horrible, revolting7
3027712555PaltryRidiculously or insultingly small, utterly worthless8
3027717642ArrogateTake or claim (something) without justification9
3027720309SoporificCausing or tending to cause sleep10
3027722374AmeliorateTo make better, improve11
3027722382ExpiateTo atone for, to make amends12
3126639125FervidHeated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm13
3126642719TurbidNot clear or transparent because of stirred-up sediment14
3126646809IndignantFeeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive15
3126650230OfficiousObjectionable aggressive in offering ones unrequested and unwanted services, help, advice; meddlesome16
3126655542EquivocalAllowing the possibilities of several different meanings, as a word or a phrase, especially with intent to deceive or misguide; susceptible of double misinterpretation17
3126662762AssiduousConstant, unremitting, attentive18
3126665184InscrutableIncapable of being investigated, analyzed, understood19
3126671673InsuperableIncapable of being passed over, overcome, surmounted20
3126674882VapidLacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor21
3126683329PenuriousExtremely stingy, extremely poor, poorly or inadequately supplied22
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