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4974230547ObsequiousAttempting to win favor from influential people by flattery0
4974230548OdiousUnequivocally detestable1
4974230549OminousThreatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments2
4974230550OmnipotentHaving unlimited power3
4974230551PatronizingCharacteristic of those who treat others with arrogance4
4974230552PedanticMarked by a narrow focus on or display of learning5
4974230553PejorativeExpressing disapproval6
4974230554PerniciousExceedingly harmful7
4974230555PithyConcise and full of meaning8
4974230556PompousPuffed up with vanity9
4974230557PoignantKeenly distressing to the mind or feelings10
4974230558ProvocativeServing or tending to excite or stimulate11
4974230559PuerileDisplaying or suggesting a lack of maturity12
4974230560QuizzicalPerplexed13
4974230561ReconditeDifficult to penetrate14
4974230562ReticentReluctant to draw attention to yourself15
4974230563ReverentFeeling or showing profound respect or veneration16
4974230564ReflectiveCapable of physically throwing back light or sound17
4974230565RibaldHumorously vulgar18
4974230566SardonicDisdainfully or ironically humorous19
4974230567SeductiveTending to entice into a desired action or state20
4974230568SentimentalMarked by tender, romantic, or nostalgic emotion21
4974230569SpeciousPlausible but false22
4974230570SuccinctBriefly giving the gist of something23
4974230571SuperciliousHaving or showing arrogant superiority to24
4974230572TimorousTimid by nature or revealing timidity25
4974230573UbiquitousBeing present everywhere at once26
4974230574UnctuousUnpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating27
4974230575VehementMarked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions28
4974230576VisceralRelating to or affecting the internal organs29
4974230577VitriolicHarsh or corrosive in tone30
4974230578VolatileSubstance that changes readily from solid or liquid to vapor31
4974230579ZealousMarked by active interest and enthusiasm32

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