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1
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Oblique

A

(adj)

Indirect

2
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Apex

A

(n)

the higest part of something; peak; pinnacle

3
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Impervious

A

Adj

incapable of being affected by; impenetrable

4
Q

Valorous

A

Adj

courageous; brave

5
Q

Suffuse

A

V

to spread throughout

6
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Privy

A

Adj

sharing in the knowledge of

7
Q

Guffaw

A

(v)

to laugh boisterously

8
Q

Morosely

A

Adv

gloomily, depressingly

9
Q

Rebuff

A

(v)

reject; decline

10
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Disingenuous

A

Adj

insincere; dishonest

11
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Coy

A

(adj) making a pretence of shyness or modesty OR reluctant to give details

12
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Obduracy

A

(n)

stubbornness

13
Q

Bellicosely

A

ADV

aggressively; hostilely

14
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Cower

A

V

to crouch down in fear

15
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Palliate

A

(v)

to soothe / ease