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Denizen

Inhabitant or resident of a particular place.

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Bombastic

Pompous or grandiose in speech or writing.

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Avarice

Excessive greed for wealth or gain.

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Nascent

In the process of being born or coming into existence.

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Recluse

A person who lives a solitary life and avoids interaction.

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Abstruse

Difficult to understand; obscure.

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Lascivious

Driven by or expressive of lust.

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8

Stymie

To hinder or obstruct.

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Maudlin

Overly sentimental; tearful.

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10

Guile

Sly or cunning intelligence.

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Aberrant

Deviating from the normal or typical.

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12

Charlatan

A person falsely claiming to have knowledge or skill; a fraud.

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Ambiguous

Open to more than one interpretation; unclear.

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Implacable

something is not able to be changed, appeased, or satisfied

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15

Eclectic

Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range.

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Opprobrium

Public disgrace arising from shameful conduct.

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17

Assonance

Repetition of vowel sounds within words.

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Rhetorical question

A question asked for effect, not expecting an answer.

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Asyndeton

The omission of conjunctions from a series of related clauses.

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Onomatopoeia

A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests its sound.

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