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7216674180plaintivemournful sounding0
7216674471engenderto give rise to a feeling or situation1
7216675555portentousto be like a warning that something momentous will occur2
7216676595portend or portentto warn that something momentous will occur3
7216679358capriciousvolatile to sudden changes of mood or behavior4
7216679728semblancethe outward appearance of something5
7216686401countenancea person's face or expressions support admit as acceptable6
7216688091penuryextreme poverty7
7216688841conjecturespeculation based on incomplete evidence to form speculation based on incomplete evidence8
7216689876desolateto be in a state on bleak emptiness9
7216697263inexorableimpossible to stop10
7216697507asceticcharacterized by extreme self-discipline a person who practices extreme self-discipline11
7216699005sardoniccynical12
7216699006sullengloomy and sulky13
7216714646impetuousacting quickly without thought14
7216716340peremptoryinsisting on immediate attention or obedience15
7216716346equivocalambiguous16
7216716873soporificsleep inducing17
7216722507transitorynot permanent18
7216722836approbationapproval or praise19
7216722837sanguineoptimism in a difficult situation blood red color20
7216727886prodigalwastefully extravagant a person who is wastefully extravagant21
7216728216calumnyslander (making of false deflamatory statements to damage someone's reputation)22
7216732597discernto distinguish or recognize something23
7216734345acquieseto accept reluctantly24
7216735096profligatewasteful in the use of resources an immoral person25
7216736815propitiousindicating a good chance of success26
7216738672languidslow and relaxed weak from illness27
7216813957venerateto regard with great respect28
7216814152sententiousgiven to moralizing in a pompous manner29
7216814367phlegmaticpossessing an unemotional disposition30
7216822833dispositiona person's inherent qualities of mind and character the way something is placed in relation to others31
7216822834enigmaa person or thing that is mysterious32
7216822835ephemerallasting a short time33
7216823770facadethe face building an outward appearance meant to conceal reality34
7216823771obscurerelatively unknown to conceal35
7216823994fastidiousattentive to detail36
7216825499insipidlacking flavor37
7216825704enervateto invoke the feeling of being drained of all energy lacking in energy38
7216826233trepidationa fear that something may happen39
7216836423intrepidfearless and adventurous40
7216836424evinceto reveal the presence of indicate41
7216836740indefatigablepersistently tireless42
7216842433insuperableimpossible to overcome43
7216842434apoplexyincapacity resulting from hemorrhage or stroke44
7216842660deprecatebelittle express disapproval of45
7216855883noxiouspoisonous or harmful46
7216855888assiduousshowing great care or perseverance47
7216856146solicitousshowing great interest48
7216856147ludicrousridiculous to the point of amusement49

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