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taciturn

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temperamentally disinclined to talk

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specious

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“having a false look of truth or genuineness : SOPHISTIC
specious reasoning. having deceptive attraction or allure”

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soporific

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“causing or tending to cause sleep
tending to dull awareness or alertness
of, relating to, or marked by sleepiness or lethargy”

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sedulous

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“involving or accomplished with careful perseverance
sedulous craftsmanship
diligent in application or pursuit”

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reticent

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“inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : RESERVED
restrained in expression, presentation, or appearance
the room has an aspect of reticent dignity
RELUCTANT”

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repudiate

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to refuse to accept

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refute

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“to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
to deny the truth or accuracy of”

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recondite

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“difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : DEEP
a recondite subject
of, relating to, or dealing with something little known or obscure”

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prodigal

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“characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : LAVISH
recklessly spendthrift”

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pristine

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“belonging to the earliest period or state : ORIGINAL
not spoiled, corrupted, or polluted (as by civilization)
fresh and clean as or as if new”

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platitude

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“the quality or state of being dull or insipid
a banal, trite, or stale remark”

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phlegmatic

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“resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm
having or showing a slow and stolid temperament”

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perfunctory

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“characterized by routine or superficiality : MECHANICAL
lacking in interest or enthusiasm”

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opaque

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“blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light
hard to understand or explain”

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obstinate

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“stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
not easily subdued, remedied, or removed”

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obsequious

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marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

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munificent

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“very liberal in giving or bestowing (see BESTOW sense 4) : LAVISH
characterized by great liberality or generosity”

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mundane

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characterized by the practical, transitory, and ordinary

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mitigate

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“to cause to become less harsh or hostile : MOLLIFY
to make less severe or painful : ALLEVIATE”

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meticulous

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marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details

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mercurial

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“having qualities of eloquence, ingenuity, or thievishness attributed to the god Mercury or to the influence of the planet Mercury
characterized by rapid and unpredictable changeableness of mood”

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malleable

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“capable of being altered or controlled by outside forces or influences
having a capacity for adaptive change”

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lucid

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having full use of one’s faculties : SANE

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laconic

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using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious

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irascible
marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger
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insipid
lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : DULL, FLAT
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innocuous
"producing no injury : HARMLESS not likely to give offense or to arouse strong feelings or hostility : INOFFENSIVE, INSIPID"
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inimical
"being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence having the disposition of an enemy : HOSTILE reflecting or indicating hostility : UNFRIENDLY"
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immutable
not capable of or susceptible to change
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hackneyed
lacking in freshness or originality
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garrulous
"given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative WORDY"
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fortuitous
"occurring by chance FORTUNATE, LUCKY coming or happening by a lucky chance"
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fastidious
"showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care reflecting a meticulous, sensitive, or demanding attitude having high and often capricious standards : difficult to please"
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facetious
"joking or jesting often inappropriately : WAGGISH meant to be humorous or funny : not serious"
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esoteric
designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone
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eschew
to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : SHUN
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ephemeral
lasting a very short time
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ebullient
having or showing liveliness and enthusiasm
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dupe
one that is easily deceived or cheated : FOOL
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disparate
"markedly distinct in quality or character containing or made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements"
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diffident
"hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence RESERVED, UNASSERTIVE"
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didactic
designed or intended to teach
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diatribe
"a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing ironic or satirical criticism"
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derivative
"having parts that originate from another source lacking originality : BANAL"
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deride
to laugh at or insult contemptuously
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demur
"the act or an instance of objecting : PROTEST hesitation (as in doing or accepting) usually based on doubt of the acceptability of something offered or proposed"
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craven
lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
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coalesce
to unite into a whole : FUSE
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censure
"a judgment involving condemnation the act of blaming or condemning sternly an official reprimand"
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castigate
to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism
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capricious
IMPULSIVE, UNPREDICTABLE
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bucolic
"of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : PASTORAL relating to or typical of rural life IDYLLIC"
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banal
lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : TRITE
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austere
"stern and cold in appearance or manner SOMBER, GRAVE morally strict : ASCETIC markedly simple or unadorned giving little or no scope for pleasure"
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audacious
"intrepidly daring : ADVENTUROUS recklessly bold : RASH contemptuous of law, religion, or decorum : INSOLENT marked by originality and verve"
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assuage
"to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : EASE PACIFY, QUIET to put an end to by satisfying : APPEASE, QUENCH"
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ascetic
"practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline austere in appearance, manner, or attitude"
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archaic
"having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses NOTE: In this dictionary the label archaic is affixed to words and senses relatively common in earlier times but infrequently used in present-day English. of, relating to, or characteristic of an earlier or more primitive time : ANTIQUATED capitalized : of or belonging to the early or formative phases of a culture or a period of artistic development"
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alacrity
promptness in response : cheerful readiness
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aesthetic
"of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful ARTISTIC : pleasing in appearance : ATTRACTIVE : appreciative of, responsive to, or zealous about the beautiful also : responsive to or appreciative of what is pleasurable to the senses"

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