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120291796Assertiona declaration or statement
120291797Biasedprejudiced
120291798Contemptuousfeeling hatred; scornful
120291799Convolutedintricate; complex
120291800Indolentlazy
120291801Disparityinequality in age, rank or degree; difference
120291802Embellishto make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate
120291803Effusiveemotionally restrained; gushy
120291804Alleviateto ease a pain or burden
120291805Dubiousdoubtful
120291806Astuteshrewd; clever
120291807Ambiguousopen to more than one interpretation
120291808Inconsequentialunimportant
120291809Assiduoushard-working
120291810Assimilationto absorb; to make similar
120291811Acquireddeveloped or learned; not naturally occuring
120291812Inherentinborn; built-in
120291813Elusivedifficult to capture, as in something actually fleeting
120291814Affableeasy-going; friendly, amiable
120291815Impingehinder, interfere with
127494158Aesthetichaving to do with the appreciation of beauty
127494159Decorousproper; marked by good taste
127494160Disparageto speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle
127494161Brusquerudely abrupt
127494162Deleterioushaving a harmful effect; injurious
127494163Archaicold-fashioned; characteristic of an earlier period
127494164Austerewithout decoration; strict
127494165Surreptitiouslydone by secretive means
127494166Innovativeintroducing something new
127494167Candorsincerity; openness
127494168Ampledescribing a large amount of something
127494169Exemplarycommendable; worthy of imitation
127494170Perniciouscausing great harm
127494171Sardonicdisdainfully or ironically humorous; harsh, bitter, caustic
127494172Haughtyarrogant, vainly proud
127494173Jocundcheerful, merry
127494174Reticentreserved; does not speak freely
127494175Pensivedreamilyor wistfully thoughtful (often marked with some sadness)
127494176Whimsicalcapricious; unpredictable
127494177Jingoisticchauvinistic patriotism
133258629Nascentcoming into existence; emerging
136665654Magnanimousgenerous, high-minded, noble
136665655Acerbicharsh, severe
136665656Pious1. having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnes wish to fulfill religious obligations 2. characterized by a hypothethical concern with virtue or religious devotion; sanctimonious
136665657Querulousfull of complaints, complaining
136665658Sanguinecheerfully optimistic
136665659Vitriolicvery caustic; scathing
136665660Euphorica feeling of happiness, confidence, or well-being sometimes exaggerated in pathological states as mania
136665661Didacticintended to instruct
136665662Exculpateto free from blame or guilt
136665663Despoticexercising absolute power; tyrannical
136665664Crypticdifficult to comprehend
136665665Insipiduninteresting, unchallenging
136665666Opulentexhibiting a display of great wealth
136665667Egregiousconspicuously bad or offensive
136665668Asyluma place of retreat or security
136665669Disingenuousnot straightforward; crafty
136665670Ambivalentsimultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain
136665671Tenuoushaving little substance or strength; shaky; unsure; weak
136665672Compellingforceful; urgently demanding attention
142244664Consensusgeneral agreement
142244665Dogmaticstubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs
142244666Innatepossessed from birth; inborn (inherent)
142244667Amenableagreeable
142244668Melancholysadness; depression
142244669Dilettanteone with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge
142244670Equanimitythe quality of being calm and even-tempered
142244671Pejorativedescribing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone
142244672Causticbitinly sarcastic or witty
142244673Insolentinsulting in manner or speech
142244674Malfeasancewrongdoing, misconduct
142244675Hackneyedworn out through overuse; trite
142244676Mediocritythe state of being average; of moderate to low quality
142244677Harbingersomething that indicated what is to come; a forerunner
142244678Novelstrikingly new or unusual
142244679Laudatorygiving praise
142244680Pragmaticpractical
142244681Timorousfull of fear, timid
142244682Obsequiousservile; submissive
142244683Officiousobjectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted service, help, or advice; meddlesome

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