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Lobbyist
Someone who is employed to persuade how legislators vote
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Longevity
The period of having lived for a considerable time.
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Mundane
Found in the ordinary course of events
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Nonchalant
Marked by casual unconcern or indifference
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Opulent
Rich and superior in quality
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Orator
A person who delivers a speech
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Ostentatious
Intended to attract and impress others
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Parched
Extremely thirsty
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Perfidious
Tending to betray
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Pragmatic
Concerned with practical matters.
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Precocious
Characterized by exceptionally early development
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Pretentious
Creating an appearance of importance or distinction
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Procrastinate
Postponing doing one should be doing
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Prosaic
Lacking wit or imagination
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Prosperity
The condition of having good fortune
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Provocative
Serving or tending to excite or simulate
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Prudent
Marked by sound judgement
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Querulous
Habitually complaining
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Rancorous
Showing deep-seated resentment
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Reclusive
Withdrawn from society, seeking solitude
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Reverence
A feeling of profound respect for someone or something
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Reconciliation
The reestablishment of cordial relations
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Renovation
The act of improving by renewing and restoring
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Restrained
Under control
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Sagacity
Trait of having wisdom and good judgement
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Scrutinize
Examine carefully for accuracy
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Spontaneous
Said or done without having been planned in advance
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Spurious
Plausible but false
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Submissive
Inclined or willing to give in to orders or wishes of others
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Substantiate
Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
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Subtle
Difficult to detect or grasp by mind or analyze
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Superficial
Of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
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Superfluous
More than is needed, desired, or required
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Surreptitious
Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
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Tactful
Having a sense of what is considerate in dealing with others
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Tenacious
Stubbornly unyielding
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Transient
Lasting a very short time
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Venerable
Profoundly honored
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Vindicate
Show to be right by providing justification or proof
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Wary
Marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
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