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3165866132Affable(adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to0
3165866133Aggrandize(v.) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater1
3165866847Amorphous(adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion2
3165866848Archetype(n.) an original model after which similar things are patterned; a perfect or typical example3
3165866849Aura(n.) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality4
3165866850Contraband(n.) illegal traffic, smuggled goods; (adj.) illegal, prohibited5
3165867515Erudite(adj.) scholarly, learned; boorish, pedantic6
3165867516Gossamer(adj.) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; (n.) a very thin, light cloth7
3165867517Infer(v.) to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply8
3165867518Inscrutable(adj.) impossible to see through physically; incapable of being understood9
3165869280Insular(adj.) relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience10
3165869281Irrevocable(adj.) incapable of being changed or called back11
3165870359Propensity(n.) a natural inclination or bent toward12
3165870360Querulous(adj.) peevish, complaining, fretful13
3165870361Remonstrate(v.) to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to14
3165871313Repudiate(v.) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of15
3165871314Resilient(adj.) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly16
3165871315Retrench(v.) to cut down, reduce in scope and cost17
3165872236Reverberate(v.) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly18
3165872237Scurrilous(adj.) coarsely abusive, vulgar and low (especially in language), foul-mouthed19
3165873106Sedulous(adj.) persistent, showing industry and determination20
3165874414Sleazy(adj.) thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy, or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable21

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