| Term | Definition |
|---|
| austere | without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic |
| contentious | argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement |
| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |
| ephemeral | brief; fleeting |
| hyperbole | an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech |
| pernicious | extremely harmful; potentially causing death |
| qualms | misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy |
| quiescence | stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest |
| reticent | quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings |
| sordid | characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul |
| squalid | sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect |
| torpid | lethargic; sluggish; dormant |
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