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4944303687aggrievedtroubled0
4944303688degenerateinferior1
4944303689obstinatelystubbornly; inflexibly2
4944303690plaintivemournful; sad3
4944303691reticentrestrained or reserved, especially in speech4
4944303692taciturnitysilence or extreme reserve; unwillingness to speak5
4944303693discomfitureconfusion; embarrassment6
4944303694scintillatingbrilliant; sparkling7
4944303695spectralghostly8
4944303696almshousepublicly supported home for the poor; poorhouse9
4944303697destitutelacking the necessities of life; in absolute want10
4944303698incessantcontinuing without interruption; unceasing11
4944303699inexorableunchangeable; unyielding; unstoppable12
4944303700squalidhaving a wretched, poverty-stricken appearance13
4944303701stoicismindifference to pleasure or pain; impassivity14
4944303702exaltationfeeling of great rapture or well-being15
4944303703imploringasking earnestly16
4944303704inarticulatenot clearly expressed17
4944303705lineamentsdistinctive features, especially of the face18
4944303706querulouswhining or complaining19
4944303707slatternlyneglected and dirty20
4944303708uncouthodd or clumsy; lacking good manners or grace21
4944303709exanimateshowing no sign of life; lifeless22
4944303710supercilioushaving or showing arrogant superiority23
4944303711prodigalspending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant24
4944303712innuendoan indirect comment about a person or thing, especially a disparaging or derogatory one25
4944303713dilatorytending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy26
4944303714rancorbitter, rankling resentment or ill will, hatred, malice27
4944303715impetuousimpulsive; characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.28
4944303716garrulousexcessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, esp. about trivial matters29
4944303717nebuloushazy, vague, indistinct, or confused30
4944303718punctiliousshowing great attention to detail or correct behavior31
4944303719ambiguityopen to or having several possible meanings or interpretations32
4944303720meretriciousapparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity33
4944303721laudabledeserving praise; commendable34
4944303722libertinea person, especially a man, who behaves without moral principles or responsibility, especially in sexual matters35
4944303723priga self-righteously moralist person who behaves as if superior to others36
4944303724magnanimousvery generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself37
4944303725erroneouswrong; incorrect; containing error38
4944303726vacuoushaving or showing a lack in ideas or intelligence; mindless39
4944303727debaucheea person given to excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures40
4944303728redolentbringing to mind; strongly reminiscent or suggestive of41
4944303729feignedpretended to feel or be affected by something; insincere42
4944303730subterfugedeceit used in order to achieve one's goal; trickery43
4944303731hauteurhaughtiness of manner; disdainful pride; snobbery44
4944303732cordialcourteous and gracious; friendly; warm45
4944303733truculenteager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant46
4944303734docileready to accept control or instruction; submissive47
4944303735lecheroushaving or showing excessive or offensive sexual desire48
4944303736vagranta person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging49
4944303737imperiousassuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering50
4944303738petulant(of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered51
4944303739fatuoussilly and pointless52
4944303740titularholding or constituting a purely formal position or title without any real authority; in title or name only; honorary53
4944303741dolefulexpressing sorrow; mournful54
4944303742languidlacking energy55
4944303743servilehaving or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others56
4944303744declivitya downward slope57
4944303745venerationgreat respect; reverence58
4944303746sidlemove sideways, especially in a shy or stealthy manner59
4944303747zenithpoint of culmination; highest peak60
4944303748cantankerousbad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative61
4944303749denunciationpublic condemnation of someone or something62
4944303750gauntlean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age63
4944303751proprietorthe owner of a business, or a holder of property64
4944303752arable(of land) used or suitable for growing crops65
4944303753wrathextreme anger aroused by a real or supposed wrong66
4944303754soddensaturated with liquid, especially water; soaked through67
4944303755forlornpitifully sad and abandoned or lonely68

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