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11798805578AcquiesceTo give in, to comply0
11798805579AffinityA likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship1
11798805580BlasphemousIrreverent, profane2
11798805581ButtressA support or prop3
11798805582CircumspectCareful to consider consequences, cautious, prudent4
11798805583CorroborationConfirmation5
11798805584DepleteTo use up gradually, to lessen in amount or value6
11798805585DespoticRuling oppressively and absolutely, tyrannical7
11798805586EmaciatedVery thin (usually as a result of starvation), wasting away8
11798805587EmpiricalBased on observation or experiment and not on theory9
11798805588ExtraneousNot essential or vital10
11798805589FallowInactive, plowed but not sowed11
11798805590HomogenousOf the same kind12
11798805591HyperboleObvious exaggeration13
11798805592IncontrovertibleIndisputable14
11798805593IrascibleIrritable, easily angered, cranky, cross15
11798805594LaconicUsing a minimum of words; concise to the point of seeming rude16
11798805595MagnanimityHaving a lofty, generous, and courageous spirit17
11798805596ObsequiousOverly attentive, like a sycophant, servile18
11798805597ProliferationAn increase in number, multiplication19
11798805598ScrupulousVery principled, very careful and conscientious20
11798805599SublimeExalted, noble, uplifting21
11798805600SurreptitiousSecret, clandestine, stealthy22
11798805601VeracityDevotion to the truth23
11798805602ZealEnthusiasm, fervor24
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