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4317775675sardonicdisdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking0
4317775676dubiousfraught with uncertainty or doubt1
4317775677vehementmarked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid2
4317777424inexorablenot to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty3
4317777425didacticinstructive (especially excessively)4
4317779285dirgea song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person5
4317779286hospicea lodging for travelers(especially one kept by a monastic order) 2. a program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill.6
4317779287moribundadj. being on the point of death; breathing your last adj. not growing or changing ; without force or vitality.7
4317780766akinsimilar in quality or character8
4317780767torridemotionally charged and vigorously energetic9
4317782506insipidlacking interest or significance or impact; 2. lacking taste or flavor or tang10
4317782507fecklessgenerally incompetent or ineffectual; 2. not fit to assume responsibility11
4317782508lugubriousexcessively mournful12
4317785217vacillatebe undecided about something; aver between conflicting positions or courses of action.13
4317785218pecuniaryrelating to or involving money14
4317788421licentiouslacking moral discipline; especially sexual unrestrained15
4317788422subversiveadj. in opposition to civil authority or government n. a radical supporter of political or social revolution16
4317790034vacuousadj. devoid of matter; void of expression17
4317790035epistlen. a specially long, formal letter18
4317791632callousadj. emotionally hardened v. make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals19

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