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1. adj. believing the
worst of human nature and motives; misanthropical
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cynical |
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motley |
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mismated |
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incorporeal |
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2. adj. lacking
seriousness; empty-headed; featherbrained; light-headed;
lightheaded; silly
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brittle |
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synoptic |
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giddy |
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hypocritical |
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3. adj. in an early
stage of development
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connubial |
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embryonic |
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inanimate |
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enigmatic |
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4. adj. observant;
conservative
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orthodox |
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famed |
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hypocritical |
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pedantic |
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5. adj. foretelling
events as if by supernatural intervention
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condign |
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cussed |
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ascribable |
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prophetic |
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6. n. a person who
tries to please someone in order to gain a personal
advantage; crawler; lackey; ass-kisser
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toady |
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clangoring |
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poignancy |
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ragamuffin |
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7. adj. so thin as to
transmit light; filmy; see-through; sheer; transparent
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diaphanous |
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delusive |
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wonted |
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piquant |
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8. adj. capable of
relieving pain; anodyne
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potable |
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artless |
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analgesic |
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vernal |
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9. adj. epidermic;
dermal
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jesting |
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cuticular |
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diffusing |
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knotty |
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10. adj. extremely
hungry; sharp-set; starved; esurient
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famished |
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lissom |
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despondent |
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amylaceous |
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Answers
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