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Cogent

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convincing; reasonable

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Compelling

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forceful; urgently demanding attention

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Convoluted

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intricate; complex

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Didactic

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intented to instruct

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Dogmatic

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characterized by a stubborn adherence to a belief

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Effusive

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describing unrestrained emotional expression; pouring freely

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Emphatic

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Expressed or expressing with emphasis

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Florid

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flowery in style

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Fluid

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Easily flowing

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Hackneyed

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overfamiliar through overuse; trite

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Rapport

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a relationship of mutual trust or affinity

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Adage

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A wise old saying

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Poignant

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profoundly moving; touching

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Abstruse

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hard to understand

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Arduous

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diffiicult; strenuous

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Futile

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serving no useful purpose

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Heinous

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hatefully evil; abominable

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Impede

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to slow the progress of; to interfere with

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impenetrable

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incapable of being penetrated; inaccessible

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dilatory

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tending to cause delay

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enervate

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to weaken the strength or vitality

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indolent

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lazy

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listless

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lacking energy

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sedentary

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not migratory; involving much sitting; settled

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soporific

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causing sleep or sleepiness

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stupor

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a stated of reduced or suspended sensibility

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torpor

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laziness; inactivity; dullness

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paucity

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an extreme lack of

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ebullience

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lively or enthusiastic expression

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farce

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a rediculous or empty show

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frenetic

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frenzied or crazed

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garrulous

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given to excessive, rambling talk

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gratuitous

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given freely; unearned; unwarranted

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insipid

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uninteresting; unchallenging

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ponderous

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of great weight; dull

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sonorous

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having or producing sound; imposing or impressive

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squalor

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a filthy condition or quality

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superfluous

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extra; unnecessary

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specious

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having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually being false

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slander

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false charges and malicious oral statements or reports about someone

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ruse

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a crafty trick

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egregious

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conspicuously bad or offensive

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facetious

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playfully humorous

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pander

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to cater to the tastes and desires of others or exploit their weaknesses

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propriety

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appropiateness of behavior

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wry

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dryly humorous, often with a touch of irony

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lampoon

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(n) a broad satirical piece; (v) to broadly satire

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parody

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an artistic work that imitates the style of another work for comic effect

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Brook (v)

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to bear; suffer; tolerate

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Ephemeral

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fleeting

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nonplussed

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a state of utter perplexity

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euanimity

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mental or emotional stability in composure, especially under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium

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Penitence

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regret for one’s wrong-doing or sinning; contrition; repentance

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laconic

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talkative