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Stagnant
\n Showing no activity; dull or sluggish
 \n Showing no activity; dull or sluggish
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Odious
Extremely unpleasant; repulsive
Extremely unpleasant; repulsive
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Cacophony
A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds
A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds
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Feign
Make believe with the intent to deceive
Make believe with the intent to deceive
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Incessant
Continuing without pause or interruption
Continuing without pause or interruption
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Proclivity
a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing.
a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing.
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Suffuse
Gradually spread through or over
Gradually spread through or over
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Ravenous
Extremely hungry
Extremely hungry
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Insidious
proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.
proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.
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Saccharine
Excessively sweet or sentimental
Excessively sweet or sentimental
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Prattle
Meaningless sounds; babble
Meaningless sounds; babble
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Pulverize
To reduce into small pieces; demolish
To reduce into small pieces; demolish
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Harrowing
Causing extreme distress
Causing extreme distress
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Portentous
of momentous or ominous significance
of momentous or ominous significance
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Presumptuous
going beyond what is appropriate, permitted, or courteous
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Garrulous
Full of trivial conversation
Full of trivial conversation
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Meretricious
Tastelessly showy
Tastelessly showy
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Ingratiate
Gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts 
Gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts 
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Perturbed
Thrown into a state of agitated confusion 
Thrown into a state of agitated confusion 
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Euphemism
an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one