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efflorescence

the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

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sardonic

Scornfully or cynically mocking

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iniquitous iniquitous

Characterized by iniquity; wicked.

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mendacious

Lying; untruthful

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desultory

Moving or jumping from one thing to another; disconnected

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elegiac

Of, relating to, or involving elegy or mourning or expressing sorrow for that which is irrecoverably past

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impecunious

Lacking money; penniless

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abstemious

Eating and drinking in moderation

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bellicose

Warlike in manner or temperament; pugnacious.

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censure

An expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism.

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apposite

Strikingly appropriate and relevant

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limn

trace the shape of; To depict by painting or drawing; to describe

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assiduous

Constant in application or attention; diligent

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apoplexy

A fit of extreme anger; rage; Sudden impairment of neurological function

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temerity

Foolhardy disregard of danger; recklessness.

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genuflect

servile, obedient; To bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor or ground, as in worship.

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connubial

Relating to marriage or the married state; conjugal.

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adulturate (spec.)

to make impure

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ardor

intense and passionate feeling

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attenuate

to reduce in force or degree; weaken

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decorum

appropriateness of behavior; propriety

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diffident

lacking self confidence

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dilatory

intended to delay

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dilettante

someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic

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dirge

a funeral hymn or mournful speach

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disabuse

to set right; to free from error

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dissemble

to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions orf character

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enervate

to reduce in strength

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ephemeral

lasting a short period of time

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esoteric

understood by only a few

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erudite

learned, scholarly, bookish

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exigent

urgent, requiring immediate attention

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foment

to arouse or incite

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florid

excessively decorated or embelleshed

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implacable

unable to be calmed down or made peaceful

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inchoate

not fully formed, disorganized

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innocuous

harmless

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insipid

lacking interest or flavor

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inundate

to overwhelm; to cover with water

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irascible

easily made angry

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lugubrious

Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree

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malinger

to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill

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obsequious

overly submissive and eager to please

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occlude

to stop; to prevent the passage of

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opprobrium

public disgrace

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ostentation

excessive showiness

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perfidious

willing to betray one's trust

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prodigal

wasteful, lavish

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quiescent

motionless

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rarefy

to make thinner or sparser

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specious

deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but falacious

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stolid

unemotional; lacking sensitivity

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