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Crepuscular
Resembling or relating to twilight.
Milieu
A person's social environment.
Loquacious
Talkative
Facetious
Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor.
Diaphanous
Light, delicate, and translucent fabric.
Repudiate
To refuse to accept or be associated with.
Lachrymose
Tearful or given to weeping.
Jingoism
Excessive patriotism, often favoring aggressive foreign policy.
Convivial
Friendly, lively, and enjoyable.
Callow
Inexperienced and immature.
Churlish
Rude in a mean-spirited way.
Mellifluous
Sweet or musical; pleasant to hear.
Axiom
A statement or proposition that is regarded as being self-evidently true.
Lampoon
To publicly criticize someone or something using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm.
Pugnacious
Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
Acquiesce
To accept something reluctantly but without protest.
Propitions
Favorable or advantageous conditions.
Sacrosanct
Regarded as too important to be changed or interfered with.
Alacrity
Brisk and cheerful readiness.
Diffident
Modest or shy due to a lack of self-confidence.
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