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having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited; impassive
stolid
long and slender with a very small internal diameter
capillary
relating to the sense of smell
olfactory
a long, flexible snout as of an elephant
proboscis
a mythical bird of great beauty fabled to burn itself on a funeral pyre, and to rise from its ashes in the freshness of youth and live through another cycle of years
phoenix
a natural inclination
proclivity
arousing strong dislike
odious
harsh discordant sounds; opposite of harmony
cacophony
to fake or pretend
feign
to fall on one’s bottom (for laughter)
pratfall
migratory
nomadic
the art or producing excitement or stimulation
titillation
an overwhelming number or amount
torrent
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
melancholy
to spread through or over
suffuse
tooth paste or tooth powder
dentifrice
through the senses rather than rational thought
intuitively
working or spreading in a hidden or usually injurious or hurtful` way
insidious
certainty; confidence
certitude
overabundance of words
verbiage
experiencing or bestowing celestial (heavenly) joy
beatific
in a routine manner
perfunctorily
the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending
rigidity
to tear or be torn violently
rend
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combinatio
clad
the state of being forgotten
oblivion
someone forced to take the blame for others
scapegoat
someone who overemphasizes or shows off his or her learning; someone who focuses usually a minute (details)
pendant
a coiled shape or part
convolution
wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
pyre
