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pan·e·gyr·ic

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A public speech or published text in praise of someone or something.

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un·stint·ing

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Given or giving without restraint; unsparing: “he was unstinting in his praise”.

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sub·lime

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Of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe: “ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous”.

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fat·u·ous

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Silly and pointless.

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teratoid

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A mutant; Monster-like, exhibiting abnormal development.

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bon·ny

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Attractive; beautiful.

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dec·o·rous

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In keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained.

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glib

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Fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow.

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fac·ile

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Appearing neat and comprehensive by ignoring the complexities of an issue; superficial.

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mag·nan·i·mous

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Very generous or forgiving, esp. toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself.

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doughty

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Brave and persistent.

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for·lorn

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Pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely: “forlorn figures at bus stops”.

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tel·e·ol·o·gy

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The explanation of phenomena by the purpose they serve rather than by postulated causes. The doctrine of design and purpose in the material world.

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pre·ter·nat·u·ral

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Beyond what is normal or natural.

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ed·i·fy

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Instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually.

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men·di·cant

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Given to begging.

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cadge

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Ask for or obtain (something to which one is not entitled): “he eats whenever he can cadge a meal”; “they cadge, but timidly”.

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sat·ur·nine

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Slow and gloomy: “a saturnine temperament”.

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an·o·dyne

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Not likely to provoke dissent or offense; uncontentious or inoffensive, often deliberately so: “anodyne New Age music”. Also a pain-killing drug or medicine.

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mon·o·coque

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An aircraft or vehicle structure in which the chassis is integral with the body.

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pav·o·nine

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Of or like a peacock.

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in·ure

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Accustom (someone) to something, esp. something unpleasant.

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tep·id

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Only slightly warm; lukewarm.

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ax·i·o·mat·ic

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Self-evident or unquestionable.

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ty·ro

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A beginner or novice.

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ef·fu·sive

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Expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner: “an effusive welcome”.

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em·bel·lish

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Make (a statement or story) more interesting or entertaining by adding extra details, esp. ones that are not true.

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pro·sa·ic

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Having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty. Commonplace; unromantic.

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prose

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Written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.

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ser·pen·tine

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Of or like a serpent or snake: “serpentine coils”.

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thewy

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Muscular; brawny

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sinewy

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Fibrous: (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew.

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su·per·flu·ous

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Unnecessary, esp. through being more than enough.

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pneu·mat·ic

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Containing or operated by air or gas under pressure.

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flocculent

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Having a fluffy character or appearance.

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a·poc·ry·phal

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Of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true.

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red·o·lent

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Strongly reminiscent or suggestive of (something): “names redolent of history and tradition”. Strongly smelling of something: “the church was old, dark, and redolent of incense”.

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a·droit

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Clever or skillful in using the hands or mind.

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burke

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To murder, as by suffocation, so as to leave no or few marks of violence; to suppress or get rid of by some indirect maneuver

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rar·e·fied

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Esoterically distant from the lives and concerns of ordinary people.

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trib·u·la·tion

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A cause of great trouble or suffering.

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ver·i·si·mil·i·tude

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The appearance of being true or real.

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be·guile

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Trick (someone) into doing something.

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at·a·vis·tic

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Relating to or characterized by reversion to something ancient or ancestral: “atavistic fears and instincts”.

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me·phit·ic

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Foul-smelling; noxious.

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