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5121120257AcquiesceTo give in, to comply0
5121120258AffinityA likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship1
5121120259BlasphemousIrreverent, profane2
5121120260ButtressA support or prop3
5121120261CircumspectCareful to consider consequences, cautious, prudent4
5121120262CorroborationConfirmation5
5121120263DepleteTo use up gradually, to lessen in amount or value6
5121120264DespoticRuling oppressively and absolutely, tyrannical7
5121120265EmaciatedVery thin (usually as a result of starvation), wasting away8
5121120266EmpiricalBased on observation or experiment and not on theory9
5121120267ExtraneousNot essential or vital10
5121120268FallowInactive, plowed but not sowed11
5121120269HomogenousOf the same kind12
5121120270HyperboleObvious exaggeration13
5121120271IncontrovertibleIndisputable14
5121120272IrascibleIrritable, easily angered, cranky, cross15
5121120273LaconicUsing a minimum of words; concise to the point of seeming rude16
5121120274MagnanimityHaving a lofty, generous, and courageous spirit17
5121120275ObsequiousOverly attentive, like a sycophant, servile18
5121120276ProliferationAn increase in number, multiplication19
5121120277ScrupulousVery principled, very careful and conscientious20
5121120278SublimeExalted, noble, uplifting21
5121120279SurreptitiousSecret, clandestine, stealthy22
5121120280VeracityDevotion to the truth23
5121120281ZealEnthusiasm, fervor24
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