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Transmute
Change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
Stultify
Cause one, through routine, to lose energy or enthusiasm
Discursive
Tending to depart from the main point
Pontificate
Talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner
Dolorous
Showing sorrow
Vaunted
Highly or widely praised or boasted about
Desideratum
Something desired as a necessity
Pellucid
Transparently clear, easily understandable
Inviolable
Never to be broken, infringed, or dishonored
Doughty
Brave bold; courageous
Autocratic
Characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
Offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
Gumption
Resourcefulness and determination
Aplomb
Great coolness and composure under strain
Bromide
A trite or obvious remark
Complicit
Associated with or participating in an activity, esp. one of a questionable nature