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adjure
command, enjoin, retreat
asperity
harshness, acerbity, severity, irritability
extirpate
to annihilate, exterminate, root out
gainsay
to deny, contradict
ingenuous
naive, natural, artless
insouciant
carefree, unconcerned
nacreous
pearly, lustrous
ratiocination
reasoning
sanguine
hopeful, optimistic, confident
sedulous
diligent, industrious
sentient
conscious, aware, capable of feeling
sobriquet
a nickname
spate
a flood, outpouring, deluge
temerity
rashness, effrontery, audacity
truculent
fierce, belligerent, pugnacious
straight from the shoulder
in a direct, open way
to rub a person the wrong way
to do something that irritates or annoys
to draw in one’s horns
to become cautious
to throw cold water
to discourage a plan or idea
port
carry
-ist
person
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