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9887789890abatesbecome less intense or widespread.0
9887804604equivocationthe use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself; prevarication.1
9887809606invectiveinsulting, abusive, or highly critical language.2
9887817865Staunchloyal and committed in attitude.3
9887823319ascertainfind (something) out for certain; make sure of.4
9887831747rapturouscharacterized by, feeling, or expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm.5
9887848145zeugmaa figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses (e.g., John and his license expired last week ) or to two others of which it semantically suits only one (e.g., with weeping eyes and hearts ).6
9887858885uxorioushaving or showing an excessive or submissive fondness for one's wife.7
9887872368dubioushesitating or doubting.8
9887880297depravedmorally corrupt or wicked.9
9887885126cravencontemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly.10
9887887825pedantica person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.11
9887901687epigrammaticof the nature or in the style of an epigram; concise, clever, and amusing.12
9887903938terseabrupt13
9887914567unscrupuloushaving or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair.14
9887941642propriety/decorumthe state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals.15
9887951702ambivalencethe state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.16

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