13799773132 | Heuristics | an approach to problem solving or self-discovery that employs a practical method | 0 | |
13799803650 | ingratiating | charming or flattering behavior intended to gain approval or favor | 1 | |
13799836879 | valorize | -(v.) give or ascribe value or validity to something; to enhance or try to enhance the price, value, or status of by organized and usually governmental action; to assign value or merit to | 2 | |
13799876999 | preemptive | To act before someone else does | 3 | |
13799884339 | ephemeral | something that lasts for a very short time; fleeting; evanescent | 4 | |
13799912277 | innocuous | (adj.) harmless, inoffensive; insignificant | 5 | |
13799917250 | repartee - noun | Quick, witty conversation | 6 | |
13799921284 | disparage | to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner | 7 | |
13799925171 | resigned | having accepted something unpleasant that one cannot do anything about | 8 | |
13799932112 | incisive | sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness) | 9 | |
13799939400 | onerous | burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty | 10 | |
13799950146 | enigmatic | (adj.) puzzling, perplexing, inexplicable, not easily understood; mysterious | 11 | |
13799958707 | arbitrarily | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will | 12 | |
13799986192 | propensity | (n.) a natural inclination or predilection toward | 13 | |
13799990231 | August | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur | 14 | |
13800014758 | inscrutable | impossible to understand or interpret | 15 | |
13800020739 | pragmatic | dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations | 16 | |
13800030843 | ellipsis points | a series of dots (typically three, such as "...") that usually indicates an intentional omission of a word, sentence, or whole section from a text without altering its original meaning. | 17 | |
13800033892 | invariably | always; without changing | 18 | |
13800039193 | maxim | an established principle; a truth or rule of conduct | 19 | |
13800048748 | providential | Lucky, fortunate, or relating to divine care (the idea that a deity has helped or cared for a person) | 20 | |
13800055909 | magnanimity | the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving | 21 | |
13800060831 | Consternation | feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected | 22 | |
13800068145 | intrinsic | (adj.) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part | 23 | |
13800073882 | conundrum | a confusing and difficult problem or question | 24 | |
13800077950 | insatiable | so great or demanding as not to be satisfied | 25 | |
13800080767 | systemic | relating to the whole body rather than to only a part | 26 | |
13800094058 | baulk | hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking | 27 | |
13800101734 | equanimity | (n.) calmness, composure, refusal to panic | 28 | |
13800104470 | circumlocution | an indirect way of expressing something | 29 | |
13800137529 | indignation | anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment | 30 | |
13800144968 | superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess | 31 | |
13800157475 | inefficacy | lack of power or capacity to produce the desired effect | 32 | |
13800170452 | ambivalence | mixed feelings or emotions | 33 | |
13800177397 | jocular | humorous, jesting, jolly, joking | 34 | |
13800182712 | candid | frank, sincere; impartial; forthright; direct | 35 | |
13800195476 | expound | To explain or discuss in detail | 36 | |
13800202252 | strident | loud and harsh; grating | 37 | |
13800211419 | wistfulness | characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning | 38 | |
13800215590 | cynical | doubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motives | 39 |
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