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What does Eulogized mean?

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Praised highly in speech or writing.

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Penchant?

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Strong liking for something.

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What does jubilant mean?

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Expressing great happiness.

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Staid?

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Unadventurous/dull

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Deride?

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Ridicule

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Serendipity?

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Occurrence of events by chance in a beneficial way.

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Umbrage?

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Shade or shadow cat by trees.
Offence or annoyance
“She took umbrage at his remarks”

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Obsequious?

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Obedient.

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Acquiesce?

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Accept something reluctantly but without protest.

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Haughty?

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Arrogantly superior.

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Extol?

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Praise enthusiastically.

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Alacrity?

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Brisk and cheerful readiness

“Accepted with alacrity”

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What does insatiable mean?

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Impossible to satisfy.

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What does truculent mean?

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Quick to argue or fight.

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What does morose mean?

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Sullen or ill-tempered.

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What does circumspect mean?

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Unwilling to take risks and wary.

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What does brazen mean?

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Bold and without shame.

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What does callous mean?

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Cruel disregard for others.

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What does clandestine mean?

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Kept secret or done secretly.

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Despot?

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One who holds power and exercises it in a cruel way.

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Superfluous?

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Unnecessary.

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Modicum?

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Small quantity of something desirable.

“A modicum of truth”.

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Cynical?

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Self-interested motivation.

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Brute?

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Savagely violent person or animal.

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Fluting?

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Sound resembling that of a flute.

“The fluting of a blackbird”.

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Unbridled?

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Uncontrolled.

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Lugubrious?

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Looking sad.

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Indolence?

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Laziness.

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Disillusionment?

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Disappointment.

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Babble?

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Talk rapidly.

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Boisterous?

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Noisy.

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Torrent?

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Overwhelming out pour of.

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Tumultuous?

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Uproar of loud, confused noise.

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Vehement?

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Passionate.

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Vivacity?

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Attractively lively or animated.

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Calamity?

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An event causing sudden damage or distress eg a cacophonous calamity.

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Motley?

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Varied in appearance or character.

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Reticence?

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Reserved/shyness.

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Incredulity?

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Unable to believe something.

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Audacious?

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Willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.

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Effusive?

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Expressing gratitude.

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Monotony?

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Lack of variety; tedious repetition and routine.

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Subservient?

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Prepared to obey others unquestionably.

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Subdued?

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Quiet and rather reflective or depressed.

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Idiosyncrasy?

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A mode of behaviour or way of thought peculiar to an individual.

“One of his little idiosyncrasies”

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Celestial?

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Positioned in or relating to the sky, or outer space as observed in astronomy.

“A celestial body”

Supremely good
Belonging to or relating to Heaven.
“The celestial city” means heavenly.