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austere

severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor

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corpulent

large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat.

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derisive

expressing or causing contemptuous ridicule or scorn

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effeminate

of a man or boy) having traits, tastes, habits, etc., traditionally considered feminine, as softness or delicacy. characterized by excessive softness, delicacy, self-indulgence

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jocund

cheerful; merry; blithe; glad:

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manifest

(adj.) clear, evident to the eyes or mind; (v.) to show plainly, exhibit, evince; (n.) a list of cargo and/or passengers

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ostentatious

pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others:

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sanguine

having a reddish complexion; of a naturally cheerful, confident, or optimistic outlook

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strident

making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking: having a shrill, irritating quality or character:

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vehement

showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense; violent

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elegiac

Expressing sorrow or lamentation

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fecund

fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive

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fortuitous

happening or produced by chance; accidental:

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infirmity

a physical weakness or ailment; quality or state of being infirm; lack of strength; a moral weakness or failing.

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malady

a disease or ailment

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nuance

a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference

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profligate

(adj.) given over to dissipation and self-indulgence, immoral; recklessly extravagant; (n.) a person given to self-indulgent and wild spending

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remonstrance

a forcefully reproachful protest

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scintillate

Charm; glitter; to flash; to gleam.

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vitiate

to weaken, debase, or corrupt; to impair the quality or value of

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