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1
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Histrionic

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Theatrical; dramatic usually referring to temper

2
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Abstruse

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Difficult to comprehend

3
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Prosaic

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Dull, unimaginative, ordinary

4
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Scurrilous

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Using coarse language; vulgar; containing obscenities

5
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Arcane

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Erudite

6
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Infallible

A

Incapable of error

7
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Altruism

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Devotion to he welfare of others

8
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Malfeasance

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Wrongdoing or misconduct, especially by an official

9
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Nepotism

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Favoritism

10
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Supercilious

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Coolly and patronizingly haughty

11
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Sardonic

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Skeptically humerous

12
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Ignominious

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Dishonorable; marked by shame

13
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Fraudulent

A

Done by fraud

14
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Apocryphal

A

Of Doubtful authenticity

15
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Acumen

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Keenness and depth of perception

16
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Acridity

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Irritating in taste or odor

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Trenchant

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Keen,sharp

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Mellifluous

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Having smooth Rich flow

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Extirpate

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To wipe out; destroy completely

20
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Detritus

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Loose material; remnants

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Punctilious

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Concerned about keeping with conventions

22
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Mien

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Personality; demeanor

23
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Convalesce

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To recover health and strength gradually after sickness

24
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Litigation

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Dispute; carry on legal contest by judicial process

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Panegyrical

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Formal or elaborate praise; eulogistic oration of writing

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Ebullient

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Showing liveliness or enthusiasm

27
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Phlegmatic

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Having slow and stolid (unemotional) temperament

28
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Apogee

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Culmination

29
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Eschewed

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Shunned