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1
Q

perspicacious

A

clever, keen, acute mental capacity, astute, shrewd

unusual power of mind to see through & comprehend the puzzling/hidden

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2
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truculent

A

violent/rageful/fierce

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3
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redolent

A

aromatic

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4
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redoubtable

A

formidable/commanding respect/fear

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5
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ingenuous

A

naive or candid/frank

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6
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discursive

A

rambling/digressive

or

deductive

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7
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approbatory

A

commendatory/laudatory/
plauditory/acclamatory

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8
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lachrymose

A

mournful

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9
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sedulous

A

assiduous

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10
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querulous

A

given to complaining/whiny

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11
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noisome

A

offensive/noxious

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12
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recondite

A

concealed/occult

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13
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quiescent

A

quiet/still/inactive

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14
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baleful

A

ominous/portentous

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15
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puissance

A

power/vigor/control/might

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16
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donnybrook

A

melee/brawl/fracas

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17
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panegyric

A

eulogy/laudation/
homage/encomium

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18
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distension

A

expansion/enlargement

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19
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insouciant

A

nonchalant

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20
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blithe

A

lacking concern/carefree

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21
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inveterate

A

chronic/deep-rooted

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22
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tumid

A

swollen/distended/bulging (physical)
[tumor is derived from this]

or

bombastic/turgid/pompous (language)

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23
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turgid

A

grandiloquent/overly complex (language)

or

distended/bloated (physical) (esp. by a fluid force)

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24
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refulgent

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resplendent/shining

25
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equanimous

A

even tempered (equal animus (mind))

26
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equable

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serene/unvarying/smooth in surface

27
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restive

A

impatient/anxious/uneasy/restless under delay, duress, or control

resistant to control/refractory

refusing to move forward/balky

28
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vainglorious

A

arrogant

29
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tyro

A

n00b/beginner

30
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gambol

A

frolic

31
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stygian

A

gloomy/dark (from River Styx)

32
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diaphonous

A

thin-translucent

33
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attenuate

A

make slender/small / to rarefy

or

lessen in virulence/strength/magnitude /value

34
Q

abjure

A

repudiate/renounce/foreswear

35
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importune

A

ask insistently

36
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plangent

A

loud & plaintive (mournful)

beating a la wave

37
Q

stentorian

A

extremely loud

38
Q

invidious

A

offensive

or

tending to give rise to resentment or harm

39
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piquant

A

pleasantly spicy or tart

or

engagingly provocative (like a “spicy” person or language)

40
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bromide

A

cliche/platitude

41
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aver

A

affirm/assert as fact

42
Q

coeval

A

of the same era

43
Q

sinecure

A

salaried position w/o work

44
Q

unctuous

A

falsely pious/ingratiating

or

oily

45
Q

effrontery

A

brazen boldness/shamelessness

46
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trenchant

A

incisive/caustic/cutting (wit)

or

vigorous & effective

or

clear-cut/sharply distinct

47
Q

minatory

A

threatening/menacing

48
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obdurate

A

hardened/unchanging/obstinate

49
Q

perorate

A

speak longly/grandiloquently

or

bring speech to end w/ formal conclusion

50
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turbid

A

opaque/muddy (stirred up)

51
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sundry

A

varied

(sundry shop has variety)

52
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lassitude

A

fatigue/languor/apathy/weary indifference

53
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peripatetic

A

walking from place to place

or (when capitalized)

follower of Aristotle

54
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contumely

A

(n) harsh treatment/language arising from contempt

55
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sententious

A

preachy/moralistic

56
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desultory

A

jumping from one thing or subject to another w/o order, planning, or rational/logical sequence

or

unconnected w/ subject (btw)

or

disappointing in performance/quality

57
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diffident

A

hesitant due to lack of self-confidence

/

bashful & unassertive

58
Q

ineluctable

A

inevitable

59
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tendentious

A

biased (tendency to a particular viewpoint)

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