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bloviate

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To speak pompously verbosely

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bonhomie

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Opposite in alphabet disposition, geniality

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corporeal

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Of, relating to, or characteristic of the body, tangible

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mendacious

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Lying, untruthful, false

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nugatory

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Of little or no importance, trifling, having no force

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obstreperous

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noisy, stubborn, unruly 

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celerity

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Swiftness in action or motion or speed

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quell

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To control or diffuse a potentially explosive situation

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wizened

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Dry, shrunken, wrinkled

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vituperative

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Using, containing or marked by harshly abusive censure

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braggadocio

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Empty boasting

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morass

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A marsh or swamp, any situation, that traps confuses or impedes

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penchant

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A strong liking

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legerdemain

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sleight of hand a display of skill

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serendipity

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So happy to be the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable not sought for things

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ineluctable

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impossible to avoid or evade

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mellifluous

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flowing sweetly or smoothly

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tome

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a large bool

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puerile

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childish

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skulduggery

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devious, dishonest or unscrupulous behavior

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bumptious

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crudely, presumptively or noisily, self assertive

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perseverate

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to continue something to an exceptional degree

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pithy

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concisely meaningful

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quiescence

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being quiet still or at rest

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prescient

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knowing or anticipating the outcome of events before the happen