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7144947748convalescent(adj.) recovering health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness0
7144948744deferential(adj.) showing or expressing respect and high regard due a superior or an elder1
7144950137cumbersome(adj.) burdensome, troublesome; unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk; slow-moving2
7144952259deride(v.) to laugh at or insult contemptuously; to subject to bitter or contemptuous ridicule or criticism3
7144954302mollify(v.) to soothe in temper or disposition4
7144955080tenuous(adj.) having little substance or strength; flimsy, weak5
7144955830scrupulous(adj.) having moral integrity; acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper6
7144961755malapropism(n.) the humorous (and usually unintentional) misuse or distortion of a word or phrase7
7144964290resilient(adj.) capable of withstanding shock without permanent deformation or rupture; tending to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change8
7144966543incisive(adj.) impressively direct and decisive9
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