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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 querulous | nagging, discontented, complaining |
| supercilious | haughtily disdainful, snobbish, sneeringly contemptuous |
| obstreperous | noisily unmanageable, troublesome |
| impecunious | habitually "broke" |
| chivalrous | attentive and courteous to women |
| innocuous | harmless |
| bibulous | addicted to alcoholic stimulation (humorous) |
| cadaverous | gaunt, corpse like (haggard) |
| dolorous | melancholy, sorrowful |
| deleterious | harmful |
| ominous | foreshadowing disaster, threatening |
| insidious | tending to trap or mislead; deceitful; subtly tricky |
| gratuitous | uncalled-for, unprovoked |
| posthumous | after death |
| ignominious | disgraceful and humiliating |
| homogeneous | all of one kind, similarly constituted |
| anomalous | irregular, deviating from the normal or expected |
| tenuous | thin, insubstantial |
| scurrilous | abusive, indecent |
| anarchy | lawlessness, opposition to government |
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