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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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