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piquant

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having an agreeably pungent taste

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estimable

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deserving of respect or high regard

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equivocal

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open to two or more interpretations

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inert

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unable to move or resist motion

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fervid

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characterized by intense emotion

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brazen

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unrestrained by convention or propriety

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fetid

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offensively malodorous

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languid

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lacking spirit or liveliness

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dogmatic

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pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative

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verbose

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using or containing too many words

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burgeon

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grow and flourish

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volatile

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liable to lead to sudden change or violence

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iniquitous

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impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason

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intransigent

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showing modest reserve

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diffident

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cannot be removed or erased

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indelible

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spread negative information about

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revile

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characterized by injustice or wickedness

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implicate

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bring into intimate and incriminating connection

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incorrigible

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impervious to correction by punishment

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didactic

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instructive, especially excessively

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arcane

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requiring secret or mysterious knowledge

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innocuous

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not injurious to physical or mental health

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sinecure

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a job that involves minimal duties

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moribund

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being on the point of death

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passion

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a strong feeling or emotion

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trepidation

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a feeling of alarm or dread

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imbibe

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take in liquids

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poignant

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keenly distressing to the mind or feelings

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felicitous

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exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style

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garrulous

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full of trivial conversation

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vociferous

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conspicuously and offensively loud

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stentorian

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very loud or booming

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benevolent

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showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding

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furtively

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in a secretive manner

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derision

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the act of treating with contempt

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aplomb

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great coolness and composure under strain

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taciturnity

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the trait of being uncommunicative

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excoriate

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express strong disapproval of

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extol

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praise, glorify, or honor

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imbroglio

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n intricate and confusing interpersonal situation

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prodigious

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great in size, force, extent, or degree

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emaciated

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very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

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tepid

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moderately warm

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malapropism

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misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar

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obfuscation

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darkening or obscuring the sight of something

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elucidation

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an act of explaining that serves to cast light on