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aberration abnormal behavior or appearance
acerbic acid in temper, mood or tone
allusion indirect reference
analogous comparable
balk refuse, make a false start
bogus fake, counterfeit, not authentic
captious fault-finding, negative criticism
charlatan fake, pretender
choleric hote-tempered
concatentation chain, linked together
credulous ready to nelieve with unncertain ot little evidence
denizen inhabitant, native
different shy,reserved
docile manageable, obedient
edify instruct, correct morally
eschew avoid, shun
espouse to support
exude discharge, give forth
fecund rich, fruitful, fertile
fullsome disgustingly excessive
grandiose imposing, impressive
hereogeneous dissimilar, mixed
hyperbole exaggeration, overstatement
impediment obstruction, hindrance
impute to blame(often falsely or unjustly), charge
irrevocable unalterable, unchangeable
jettison throw overboard, to cast off flight
ken range of knowledge
litigious disputatious, contentious, apt to engage in law-suite
mien demeanor, bearing
morfant critical, sacastic, biting
necrology list of the dead,obituary
ossify change or harden into bone
pellucid transparent, easy to understand
piebald spotted, mottled
pique irritation, resentment
prehensile capable of grasping or holding
proboscis long snout, nose
prosaic commonplace, dull
recumbent prone, lying down, reclining
remunderation payment, reward
requite repay, revenge
sacerdotal priestly
saturnine sullen, cold, surly
sedulous dillifent
temerarious rash, foolhardy
tyro beginner, novice
unwonted unusual, out of the ordinary, unaccustomed
virago shrew
wrangle bicker, argue
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