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8668597736acquiesceto give in, to comply0
8668597737affinitya likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship1
8668597738blasphemousirreverent, profane2
8668597739buttressa support or prop3
8668597740circumspectcareful to consider consequences, cautious, prudent4
8668597741corroborationconfirmation5
8668597742depleteto use up gradually, to lessen in amount or value6
8668597743despoticruling oppressively and absolutely; tyrannical7
8668597744emaciatedvery thin (usually as a result of starvation)8
8668597745empiricalbased on observation or experiment and not on theory9
8668597746extraneousnot essential or vital10
8668597747fallowinactive, plowed but not sowed11
8668597748homogenousof the same kind12
8668597749hyperboleobvious exaggeration13
8668597750incontrovertibleindisputable14
8668597751irascibleirritable, easily angered, cranky, cross15
8668597752laconicusing a minimum of words; concise to the point of seeming rude16
8668597753magnanimityhaving a lofty, generous, and courageous spirit17
8668597754obsequiousoverly attentive, like a sycophant, servile18
8668597755proliferationan increase in number, multiplication19
8668597756scrupulousvery principled, very careful and conscientious20
8668597757sublimeexalted, noble, uplifting21
8668597758surreptitioussecret, clandestine, stealthy22
8668597759veracitydevotion to the truth23
8668597760zealenthusiasm, fervor24
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