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7748813351adhere(v.) stick fast to (a surface or substance)0
7748817527austerity(n.) sternness or severity of manner or attitude1
7746208913bigot(n.) a person who is intolerant toward those holding different opinions; chauvinistic2
7746214774brazen(adj.) bold and without shame; shameless3
7746214775charlatan(n.) a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud4
7746214776composure(n.) the state or feeling of being calm and in control of oneself; self control5
7746217814cull(v.) select from a large quantity; obtain from a variety of sources6
7746227259despondent(adj.) in low spirits from loss of hope or courage; discouraged, downcast7
7746220151diminish(v.) to make or become smaller or less; reduce8
7746227260endorse; endorsement(v.) declare one's public approval or support of9
7746231073equilibrium(n.) a state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced; symmetry10
7746231074fickle(adj.) changing frequently, especially as regards one's loyalties, interests, or affection; capricious11
7746235620grovel(v.) lie or move abjectly on the ground with one's face downward; prostrate oneself12
7746235621histrionic(adj.) overly theatrical or melodramatic in character or style; melodramatic13
7746238949impudent(adj.) not showing due respect for another person; impertinent14
7746238950indigent(adj.) poor, needy15
7746244119lassitude(n.) a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy; lethargy16
7746244120litigate; litigation(v.) go to law; be a party to a lawsuit17
7746246823magnitude(n.) the great size or extent of something; enormity18
7746246824minuscule(adj.) very small; tiny19
7746256932misanthrope; misanthropy(n.) a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society20
7746264515miser; miserly(n.) a person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible; penny-pincher21
7746264516monotony(n.) lack of variety and interest; tedious repetition and routine22
7746264517mystic(adj.) inspiring a sense of spiritual mystery, awe, and fascination; mysterious23
7746267845novel(adj.) new or unusual in an interesting way; original24
7746271952ostentatious(adj.) characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice; pretentious25
7746271953parochial(adj.) having a limited or narrow outlook or scope; narrow-minded26
7746271954philatelist(n.) stamp collector27
7746274873placate(v.) make (someone) less angry or hostile; pacify, mollify28
7746274874placebo(n.) a harmless pill, medicine, or procedure prescribed more for the psychological benefit to the patient than for any physiological effect29
7746274875pout(v.) push one's lips or one's bottom lip forward as an expression of petulant annoyance or in order to make oneself look sexually attractive30
7746277304predestination(n.) (as a doctrine in Christian theology) the divine foreordaining of all that will happen, especially with regard to the salvation of some and not others31
7746277305progenitor(n.) a person or thing from which a person, animal, or plant is descended or originates; an ancestor or parent32
7746282185querulous(adj.) complaining in a petulant or whining manner; petulant33
7746282186reactionary(adj.) (of a person or a set of views) opposing political or social liberalization or reform; conservative34
7746285874recombinant(adj.) relating to or denoting an organism, cell, or genetic material formed by recombination35
7746290584relic(n.) an object surviving from an earlier time, especially one of historical or sentimental interest; artifact36
7746290585ruse(n.) an action intended to deceive or mislead someone; trick37
7746290586secular(adj.) denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis; nonreligious38
7746297420shantytown(n.) a deprived area on the outskirts of a town consisting of large numbers of crude dwellings39

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