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cloying (adj)
excessively sweet or excessively sentimental
collude (v)
to come to a secret understanding for a harmful purpose; conspire
egregious (adj)
outstandingly bad; shocking
haughty (adj)
disdainfully proud
factotum (n)
an employee who does all kinds of work
obtuse (adj)
lacking quickness of sensibility or intellect
plethora (n)
an abundance, excess
nominal (adj)
insignificant
clandestine (adj)
secret
peruse (v)
to examine carefully or at length
amiable (adj)
friendly
cajole (v)
to urge or coax
extol (v)
to praise, revere
indolent (adj)
lazy
modicum (n)
a small amount of something
penchant (n)
a tendency, partiality, preference
venerable (adj)
deserving of respect because of age or achievement
quintessential (adj)
representative of a particular kind of person or thing
shoddy (adj)
of inferior workmanship and materials
dwindle (v)
to become smaller or lose substance
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