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5372937293DerisoryWhen I offered him the diamond that was worth $10, he laughed at me and said that the diamond had no value due to the derisory amount of money it was being offered for0
5384666240InterlocutorsThat actor is not a very good interlocutor, for he always responds to questions from the media with one word1
5384699463SuperciliousnessAfter she paid for all of our meals, she looked at us with superciliousness as if trying to prove a point2
5384746442TumultuousAfter she gave the best piano performance of her career, the audience gave her a standing ovation and tumultuous applause that filled the recital hall3
5384758978TenebrousDuring Halloween, his friends forced him to walk through a tenebrous hallway in a haunted house; however, they didn't know he was still afraid of the dark4
5384875721LugubriousThe speaker attempted to lift the lugubrious atmosphere by telling a few jokes at the funeral5
5384886951FarcicalAfter watching the farcical play we concluded that the playwright must have been intoxicated when he created it6
5384921093BereavementDuring her bereavement after the death of her grandfather, the girl only wore black clothes7
5384928625ReconditeThe man thought that the patent for the TAVR procedure was recondite, for he didn't have a medical degree8
5384965790PrevaricatorShe thought he was a prevaricator due to the way he told small lies in his stories9
5384991359FecundFarmers often want the most fecund breed of cattle, for they want to maximize the amount of cattle they have10
5385006749MoribundThe man was moribund in the hospital after losing a massive amount of blood in a car crash11
5385013042VolubilityAlthough she thought he was very shy and didn't say much at work, she was surprised at his volubility at the party12
5385024859Posit13
5385049194BrusqueThey decided not to tip the waiter due to his brusque attitude throughout the evening14
5385057722AlacrityAfter effectively studying and preparing for four hours last night, I took the test with alacrity15
5385063292ImpetuousHe thought they were being impetuous by dropping out high school merely to go on a one year trip16
5385069516InextricableMany people believe that there is an inextricable link between poverty and poor health17
5385077857DrolleryAlthough they viewed him tripping over the stairs as a drollery, he was embarrassed and not amused18
5385092252IndefatigableAfter losing his mother to breast cancer, he became an indefatigable promoter for breast cancer research19
5385096760ExultedAfter winning the lottery, his family took him out to a nice dinner to exult in his victory20
5385101945SagaciousBy playing with fire, they realized he wasn't too sagacious21
5385111165DeificationShe criticized the deification of a student in her grade, for she didn't think that someone should be idolized merely because of their physical appearance22
5385121510RecriminationHe was disgusted by the recrimination made by the murderer against his victims23
5385125977EnigmaBy living secluded at the top of the hill away from the town, the woman was viewed as an enigma by her community24
5385130268RapacityA common misconception about sharks is their rapacity for human flesh25
5385144540DeclivityWhen hiking down the trail, she tripped over the steep declivity and twisted her ankle26
5385147157FutileDuring our volleyball game against Delta we made a futile effort to beat them after four games, resulting in our elimination from the tournament27
5385150904IndissolublyThe image of the man being shot was indissolubly connected to her brain due to the traumatic effect it had on her28
5385163496InexorablyAfter he made a racist remark, the votes flowed inexorably in favor of his opponent29
5385178341PacificallyAlthough her two-year-old son throws many tantrums, I am amazed at how she always talks pacifically to him30
5385193506BeguiledI don't care for people who know they are beautiful and try to beguile wealthy people with their looks31
5385196887Ethnographic32
5385199732LanguidlySometimes after stressful days at school, I enjoy taking a long, languid bath33
5385201828AbjectThe house was in abject shape after the teenagers threw a massive party in it34

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