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14679942156Acrimony(N.) Sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech, disposition, etc.: The dispute continued with increased acrimony0
14679944364Taciturn(Adj.) Habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little I went on speech strike ... remaining defiantly taciturn through a procession of speech therapists and psychotherapists1
14679945848Pall(n.) A feeling of gloom2
14679947641Winsome(Adj.) Charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence) A winsome smile3
14679949651Svelte(Adj.) a. Slender; lithe b. Having clean lines: sleek The svelte dancer seemed to float across the stage4
14679951356Raconteur(N.) Witty, skillful storyteller5
14679954490Morose(Adj.) Having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable His eyes dreary, gleaming, and morose.6
14679956624Rancor(N.) Bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice. The rancor between our two professions is heightened by an obvious bias toward nurses in the media.7
14679958186Agrarian(Adj.) Concerning farms, farmers, or the use of land (N.) A member of an agrarian party or movement Agrarian landscapes8
14679959704Gauche(Adj.) Awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy It would be gauche to mention the subject9

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