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1
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Prudence

A

wisdom, caution, or restraint

2
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Pungent

A

sharp and irritating to the senses

3
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Quiescent

A

motionless

4
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Rarefy

A

to make thinner or sparser

5
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Repudiate

A

to reject the validity of

6
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Reticent

A

silent, reserved

7
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Rhetoric

A

effective writing or speaking

8
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Satiate

A

to satisfy fully or overindulge

9
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Soporific

A

causing sleep or lethargy

10
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Specious

A

deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious

11
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Stigma

A

a mark of shame or discredit

12
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Stolid

A

unemotional; lacking sensitivity

13
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Sublime

A

lofty or grand

14
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Tacit

A

done without using words

15
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Taciturn

A

silent, not talkative

16
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Tirade

A

long, harsh speech or verbal attack

17
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Torpor

A

extreme mental and physical sluggishness

18
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Transitory

A

temporary, lasting a brief time

19
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Venerate

A

to respect deeply

20
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Veracity

A

filled with truth and accuracy

21
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Verbose

A

wordy

22
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Vex

A

to annoy

23
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Waver

A

to fluctuate between choices

24
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Whimsical

A

acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable