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210309490Apocalypticprophetic of devastation or ultimate doom
210309491Blatantconspicuously and offensively loud
210309492Circumlocutionan indirect way of expressing something
210309493Colloquialcharacteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
210309494cynicaldoubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motives
210309495despota cruel and oppressive dictator
210309496edificationuplifting enlightenment
210309497empathyan understanding of another's feelings
210309498esotericunderstood only by a small group or a select few
210309499euphemisticof an inoffensive substitute for offensive terminology
210309500idyllicexcellent and delightful in all respects
210309501incognito(adj., adv.) in a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity; (n.) the state of being disguised; a person in disguise
210309502mercenarya person hired to fight for another country than their own
210309503ominousunfavorable, threatening, of bad omen
210309504paeansong of praise or joy
210309505perniciousexceedingly harmful
210309506platitudinousdull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality
210309507pragmatismpracticality
210309508profligaterecklessly wasteful
210309509recalcitrantstubbornly disobedient, resisting authority
210309510reticentinclined to keep silent; reserved
210309511ribaldirreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language
210309512stoical(adj.) self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain
210309513ubiquitousbeing present everywhere at once
210309514wryDryly humorous

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