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5372668028anachronismsomething out of place in time or sequence: "Can you spot the anachronism in this painting?"0
5372703675gesticulateto move your arms and hands especially when speaking: "He gesticulated wildly during their argument."1
5372717613conjecturean opinion or idea formed without proof or sufficient evidence: "Most of the book is conjecture, not fact.."2
5372728272enmitymutual hatred or ill will: "His comments earned him the enmity of his coworkers."3
5372745601indolenthabitually lazy: "The indolent boy had to be forced to help out with the chores."4
5372757464quandarya state of uncertainty or perplexity: "The unexpected results of the test have created a quandary for researchers."5
5372784815didacticdesigned or intended to teach people something—often used to describe someone or something that tries to teach something (such as proper or moral behavior) in a way that is annoying or unwanted: "The poet's works became increasingly didactic after his religious conversion."6
5372806448haughtyblatantly and disdainfully proud: "The haughty waiter smirked when I remarked that it was odd that a French restaurant didn't even have french fries on the menu."7
5372813283insipidlacking flavor or interest: "I'd climbed and fished in the emptiest reaches of the American West, but Alaska made the wilds of the lower 48 seem insipid and tame."8
5372855518egregiousobviously and exceptionally bad: "The egregious errors in logic made his argument not just weak but embarassing."9
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