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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Boorish | ill-mannered; crude |
| exacerbate | to infuriate; to make worse |
| torpid | inactive; lazy; stagnant |
| odious | hateful |
| terse | concise; to the point |
| ruminate | to think over something |
| demure | characterized by shyness and modesty |
| callow | immature |
| intemperate | lacking restraint; excessive |
| laud | praise |
| disparage | to speak of as unimportant or not much good; belittle |
| curtail | to cut short or reduce |
| innocuous | harmless; unlikely to give offense |
| diatribe | bitter or angry attack in speech or writing |
| sardonic | mocking; taunting; derisive |