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11387421274Palpitantmarked by trembling and throbbing0
11387446200perambulationto survey land, to walk around or to tour land1
11387451243filialrelating to befitting a son or a daughter; having or assuming the relation of a children or offspring2
11387468597tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech3
11387472804alacritya quick and cheerful readiness to do something4
11387482103volubilitythe quality of talking, readily, or incessantly; talkativeness5
11387491800capriciousgoverned or characterized by caprice; impulsive or unpredictable6
11387501595languorousthe state or feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness or inertia7
11387520438volitionthe power of choosing or determining8
11387522850coquetryflirtatious behavior or manner9
11387532627superciliousbehaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others10
11387542173sojourna temporary stay11
11387544387idiosyncrasyan individualizing characteristic or quality12
11387557949congenial(of a person) pleasant due to their qualities or personality; (of a thing) pleasant because it is suitable to one's taste13
11387574017subterfugedeceit used to achieve one's goal14
11387583764scintillantsparkling or shining15
11387589470cura mean, cowardly person16
11387593752harrowactually distressing or painful17
11387598412espousedadopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life)18
11387604993nonplussedunsure about what to say, think or do19
11387619268flippancylack of respect or seriousness, frivolousness; unbecoming levity especially in respect to grave matters20
11387636939scrupulouslydiligent, thorough and extremely attentive to details21
11387647726effulgencebrightness, brilliance, illumination, candor, dazzle22

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