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affable |
courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to |
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aggrandize |
to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater |
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amorphous |
shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion |
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aura |
that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality |
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contraband |
illegal traffic, smuggle goods |
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erudite |
scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic |
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gossamer |
thin, light, delicate, insubstantial |
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infer |
to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply |
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inscrutable |
incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically |
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insular |
relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience |
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irrevocable |
incapable of being changed or called back |
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propensity |
a natural inclination or predilection toward |
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querulous |
peevish, complaining, fretful |
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remonstrate |
to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to |
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repudiate |
to disown, reject or deny the validity of |
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resilient |
able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly |
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reverberate |
to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly |
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scurrilous |
coarsely abusive, vulgar or low, foul-mouthed |
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sedulous |
persistentm showing industry and determination |
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sleazy |
thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character |