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acrimonious
(typically of speech or a debate) angry and bitter
belligerent
hostile and aggressive
beneficent
(of a person) generous or doing good
canny
having or showing shrewdness and good judgment, especially in money or business matters; pleasant; nice
cavalier
showing a lack of proper concern; offhand
distressed
suffering from anxiety, sorrow, or pain
dwindling
gradually diminishing in size, amount, or strength
eclipse
an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination
encyclopedic
comprehensive in terms of information
exacerbate
make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse
exasperated
intensely irritated and frustrated
fungible
(of goods contracted for without an individual specimen being specified) able to replace or be replaced by another identical item; mutually interchangeable
hackneyed
(of a phrase or idea) lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite
incongruous
not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something
interchangeable
(of two things) able to be interchanged; apparently identical, very similar
laconic
(of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words
lucrative
producing a great deal of profit
magisterial
having or showing great authority
onerous
(of a task, duty, or responsibility) involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome
opprobrium
harsh criticism or censure; the public disgrace arising from someone’s shameful conduct
parsimonious
unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal
peripheral
relating to or situated on the edge or periphery of something
provocative
causing annoyance, anger, or another strong reaction, especially deliberately
renounce
formally declare one’s abandonment of (a claim, right, or possession); reject and stop using or consuming
tempestuous
characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion
tenable
able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection
transgression
an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; an offense
urbane
courteous and refined in manner (typically used of a man)
verisimilitude
the appearance of being true or real
vitiate
spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of; destroy or impair the legal validity of
