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Gravity
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sanguine +
optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation
He is sanguine about prospects for the global economy .
optimistic, bullish, hopeful, buoyant, positive, cheerful
pessimistic, gloomy
assay
to evaluate, analyze, or test
descry
catch sight of
to detect by looking carefully
epigram
a short poem; a pointed statement
euphony
the quality of sounding good
polyphony
the use of simultaneous melodic lines to produce harmonies in musical compositions
choleric -
irritable
bilious -
irritable
phlegmatic
calm and unemotional in temperament
melancholic
sad, gloomy
verisimilitude
the appearance of being true or real
adumbrate
to sketch out in a vague way; to foreshadow
insouciant +
carefree
moribund -
near death
attenuate -
become thinner or weaker
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