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fractiousness
irritability
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feign
to imitate deceptively; to make believe; pretend
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supercilious
having or showing arrogant superiority and to disdain of those views as unworthy
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conscientious
meticulous; careful; painstaking; particular
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incredulous
indicating or showing unbelief
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reciprocal
mutual; corresponding; matching; complimentary or equivalent
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wan
of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color
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bantering
playful teasing
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complacent
often without awareness of some potential danger or deflect; self-satisfied
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intimation
make known subtly and indirectly; hint
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infinite
indefinitely or exceedingly large
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anion
in a short time; soon
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desolate
lonely; forlorn
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supercilious
arrogant
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contiguous
connecting without a break; uninterrupted
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facet
aspect; phase; side
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cower
to crouch, as in fear or shame
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interpose
to step in between parties at variance; mediate
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apathetic
not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive
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languid
lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent
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imply
to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated
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strident
having a shrill, irritating quality or character
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deft
nimble; skillful; clever
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hauteur
disdainful pride
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clad
dressed; covered
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permeate
to pass into or through every part of; to penetrate through the pores; to be diffused through; pervade; saturate
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innuendo
an indirect comment about a person or thing; especially of a disparaging or derogatory nature
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erroneous
containing error; mistaken; incorrect; wrong
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prodigality
extravagance
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vehement
strong emotional; intense or passionate
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cordial
courteous and gracious; friendly; warm
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impetuous
characterized by sudden or rash action; emotion etc.; impulsive
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vacuous
lacking in ideas of intelligence
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corpulent
large or bulky of body; partly; stout; fat
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provincial
having the manners and viewpoints considered characteristic of unsophisticated inhabitants of a provincial; rustic; narrow or illiberal
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din
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor
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credulity
willingness to believe
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cynical
skeptical of goodness and sincerity
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ascertain
to make sure
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convivial
sociable
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