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putrid   adj.- Decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten   putridity, putridness, noun putridly, adverb  
rancid   adj. - having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, esp. of fats or oils: rancid butter   rancidly, adverb rancidness, rancidity, noun  
forsaken   To give up (something formerly held dear); renounce: forsook liquor. To leave altogether; abandon: forsook Hollywood and returned to the legitimate stage.   forsook, forsaken, forsaking, verbs forsakenly, adverb forsakenness, noun  
somnolent   –adjective 1. sleepy; drowsy. 2. tending to cause sleep.   somnolence, somnolency, noun somnolently, adverb  
vivacious   adj. Full of animation and spirit; lively: a charming and vivacious host.   vivaciously, adverb vivaciousness, noun  
abbreviate   verb - to reduce (anything) in length, duration, etc.; make briefer   abbreviator, noun  
aphorism   noun - A concise and often witty statement of wisdom or opinion   aphorismic, aphorismatic adj.  
abridge   verb - To reduce the length of (a written text); condense; to cut short   abridgeable, adjective  
pellucid   adj. - clear in meaning, expression, or style   pelucidity, pellucidness, nouns; pellucidly, adverb  
acumen   noun - shrewdness shown by keen insight   acuminous, adj.  


   

 
 

 
 

 
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