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trenchant
incisive; forceful; effective
pique
to hurt feelings of / make resentful
obstreperous
noisy; boisterous; unruly
hapless
unfortunate
tantamount
equivalent to something
surreptitious
secretive; covert
timorous
nervous; fearful; lacking confidence
pedantic
overly concerned with details
subterfuge
plan of action used to evade something difficult or unpleasant
preclude
to make impossible or unlikely
propitiation
appeasement of wrath by offering of gift or sacrifice
sycophant
one who tries to win favor or advance himself by flattering persons of influence
prodigious
enormous; extraordinary; marvelous
hedonist
one who pursues pleasure
quid pro quo
something in return; an equivalent
tenable
capable of being defended against an assailant or against dispute
mawkish
sentimental in a sweet or sickly way
insane
ridiculous
sesquipedalian
long; characterized by long words; long-winded
neophyte
person who is new to subject, skill, or belief
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