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6003899592antiquated(adj) obsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable0
6003899593arable(adj) fit for plowing, tillable1
6003899594ascendancy(n) domination; growing power2
6003899595atrophy(v) to waste away, to wither3
6003899596clandestine(adj) secretive4
6003899597conciliate(v) to reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship5
6003899598cursory(adj) superficial, casual, perfuntory6
6003899599derision(n) scoffing at, mockery, ridicule7
6003899600enmity(n) absolute hatred8
6003899601extricate(v) to free, to disentangle9
6003899602forbearance(n) patience, lenience10
6003899603frivolous(adj) lacking in seriousness or importance11
6003899604garrulous(adj) talkative, rambling12
6003899605impetuous(adj) violent, hasty, rash, impulsive13
6003899606industrious(adj) skillfully busy or occupied14
6003899607infamous(adj) having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad15
6003899608insolence(n) insulting or contemptuous behavior16
6003899609levity(n) excessive frivolity, flippancy17
6003899610oblivion(n) state of being forgotten18
6003899611paradoxical(adj) something that appears false or contradictory but is actually correct19
6003899612perjury(n) false testimony under oath20
6003899613rancor(n) bitter deep-setting ill will, enmity21
6003899614sycophant(n) a self-serving flatterer, a brownnoser22
6003899615vacillating(adj) changing, fluctuating23
6003899616vivid(adj) bright, distinct, and clear24

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