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210488451apocalypticprophetic of devastation or ultimate doom
210488452blatantwithout any attempt at concealment
210488453circumlocutionan indirect way of expressing something
210488454colloquialcharacteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
210488455cynicalbelieving the worst of human nature and motives
210488456despota cruel and oppressive dictator
210488457edificationuplifting enlightenment
210488458empathyunderstanding and entering into another's feelings
210488459esotericintended for or understood by only a small group
210488460euphemisticof an inoffensive substitute for offensive terminology
210488461idyllicexcellent and delightful in all respects
210488462incognitowithout revealing one's identity
210488463mercenarya person hired to fight for another country than their own
210488464ominousthreatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
210488465paean(ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity)
210488466perniciousextremely harmful; deadly, fatal
210488467platitudinousdull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality
210488468pragmatismthe attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth
210488469profligatea recklessly extravagant consumer
210488470recalcitrantmarked by stubborn resistance to and defiant of authority or guidance
210488471reticentinclined to keep silent; reserved
210488472ribaldhumorously vulgar
210488473stoicalseeming unaffected by pleasure or pain
210488474ubiquitousbeing present everywhere at once
210488475wryhumorously sarcastic or mocking

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