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6568606138discursiveMoving from topic to topic without order0
6568606139indignantfeeling or showing anger or annoyance1
6568609121mercurialcharacterized by rapid and unpredictable changeableness of mood2
6568609133eruditeHaving or showing knowledge that is gained by studying3
6568610298secularof or relating to worldly things or things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred4
6568628756despondentfeeling or showing profound hopelessness5
6568631485assuageto make milder or less severe6
6568635999pragmaticdealing with things realistically in away that is based on practical conditions7
6568638155incredulousunwilling or unable to believe something8
6568640249reparteeA quick and witty reply9
6568641796paradigmA typical example or pattern of something10
6568644837sanctimoniousHypocritically pious or devout11
6568656945didacticdesigned or intended to teach12
6568680486phlegmaticNot easily excited to action or display of emotion13
6568682730reclusiveavoiding the company of other people14
6568684538sardonicderisively mocking15
6568687726moralisticcharacterized by or expressive of a narrow moral attitude and attempts to impose morals on others16
6568692410capricioussubject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden odd notion or unpredictable change, erratic17
6568701928tactfulcareful not to offend or upset other people , having or showing tact (diplomatic)18
6568708346nostalgicA wistful desire to return to the past19
6568731909pedantican ostentatious display in one's learning20
6568733493negligibleso small or unimportant as to not worth considering21
6568737954resignedhaving accepted something unpleasant that one cannot do anything about22
6568740549seditiousinciting people to rebel against authority23
6568742038adjudicateto make an official decision about who is right in a dispute24
6568744284remisslacking care or attention to duty `25
6568747302aberrantdeparting from an accepted standard26
6568750979effusiveexpressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval27
6568763891inexorableimpossible to stop or prevent28
6568765330overweeningshowing excessive confidence or pride29
6568851880recapitulateto give a brief summary of something30
6568853604stridentloud, harsh , presenting a p.o.v. in an excessively and unpleasantly forceful way31
6568858888poignantdesigned to make an impression/ affect the feelings32
6568860862acerbicsharply or bitingly critical , sarcastic , or ironic in temper, mood, or tone33
6568864282animisticthe attribution of a soul to plants , inanimate objects, and natural phenomenon34
6568874171desultorylacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm35
6568875828rapaciousaggressively greedy36
6568877272charlatana person falsely claiming to have special knowledge or skill ; a fraud l37
6569041733mendaciousnot telling the truth ; lying38
6569048085idiosyncraticpeculiar ; distinctive ; unique39
6569052872circumspectwatchful , cautious , and well - considered40

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