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222772849conciseshort and to the point
222772850laconicdisposed to using few words
222772851succinctspoken or written in a clear and precise manner
222772852brusquerudely abrupt
222772853abridgedto shorten a written text
222772854brevityquality of succinct expression (brief)
222772855conspiredto plan together secretly to commit an illegal act
222772856concurredto agree
222772857concorda state of harmony
222772858congenitalexisting at birth
222772859schisma division into political or religious factions
222772860incisivehaving or indicating keen insight
222772861judiciousshowing sound judgement ; prudent
222772862adjudicatedto hear and judge a case
222772863astuteshrewd; keen
222772864scrutinizeto examine carefully
222772865pragmaticconcerned with practical outcomes
222772866perjuredto lie under oath
222772867prudentusing good judgment
222772868jurisprudencethe science or philosophy of law
222772869adjuredto command solemnly, as under oath
222772870adjudgedto determine based upon law
222772871acumenkeenness of judgment
222772872inscrutablebeyond comprehension or examination
222772873allegationa formal accusation
222772874eloquentwell spoken
222772875loquaciousvery talkative
222772876circumlocutionevasive speech; taking around the subject
222772877colloquialconversational; using everyday language
222772878grandiloquentspeaking in a pompous manner
222772879elocutionexpressive delivery of public speech
222772880garruloustalkative
222772881pontificatedto speak pompously
222772882verbosewordy
222772883verbatimword for word
222772884ineffableunable to express in words
222772885tangentiallysuperficially off topic
222772886toutedto promote or praise
222772887anecdotea short and humorous story
222772888discursivelystraying from the topic
222772889benefactorone who supports and helps another
222772890benignharmless
222772891benevolentkind and considerate
222772892benedictionsexpression of good wishes
222772893euphemismsubstitution of an inoffensive term instead of an offensive one
222772894eulogya praising tribute
222772895ingratiateto put oneself in good favor with another
222772896beneficiaryone who receives benefit
222772897gratuitya small payment in gratitude
222772898gratisfree of charge
222772899gratifyto please
222772900euphoriaa feeling of extreme happiness
222772901euphonioussweet sounding
222772902immutableunchangeable
222772903metamorphosisa transformation
222772904rupturedto break open
222772905transmuteto transform
222772906amorphouslacking shape; changeable in form
222772907mercurialerratic; subject to wild changes in character
222772908proteancapable of assuming different forms
222772909mutatedto change form
222772910ficklelikely to change opinion unpredictably
222772911fluctuatingto vary irregularly
222772912vacillatedto change one's mind repeatedly
222772913revampedto revise; to renovate
222772914amendedto improve; to remove faults of
222772915hackneyedoverused; trite
222772916mundaneordinary; typical
222772917vacuouslacking substance
222772918prosaicunimaginative; ordinary
222772919insipiduninteresting dull; without flavor
222772920banalordinary; trivial
222772921pedestriancommonplace; ordinary
222772922dormantinactive; sleeping
222772923unanimousin full agreement
222772924uniformunvarying; always the same
222772925equanimitythe quality of being even-tempered
222772926magnanimousnoble of heart; generous; forgiving
222772927sanguinecheerfully optimistic
222772928phlegmaticsluggish
222772929melancholysad, depressed
222772930cholericeasily angered
222772931recalcitrantstubbornly resistant to authority
222772932lethargicsluggish; dully apathetic
222772933spleneticirritable, easily angered
222772934querulousdisposed to complaining
222772935dolorousmarked by or expressive of sorrow or pain
222772936animosityhostility; ill-will
222772937pusillanimouscowardly
222772938lassitudefeeling of weakness or listlessness

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