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deft
skillful, nimble
fractiousness
the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
rotogravure
printed material, such as a newspaper
supercilious
behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others
contiguous
(adj.) side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time
incessant
never stopping, going on all the time
echolalia
automatic and immediate repetition of what others say
innuendo
a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference
vacuous
lacking ideas or intelligence
denizen
(n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place
somnambulate
to sleepwalk
defunct
no longer existing or functioning
nebulous
hazy; vague; uncertain
vestige
a trace or evidence of something that once existed
laudable
worthy of praise
septic
infection
turgid
swollen
dilatory
(adj.) tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone
meretricious
attractive in a cheap, flashy way
portentous
ominous
truculent
(adj.) fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh
fortuitously
by chance
garrulous
talkative
redolent
(adj.) fragrant, smelling strongly; tending to arouse memories or create an aura
commensurate
proportional
pasquinade
a satire or lampoon, esp. one posted in a public place
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