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brevity |
briefness or conciseness in speech or writing; shortness of time or duration |
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bombastic |
using language in a pompous, showy way; speaking to impress others; (of speech, writing, etc.) high-sounding; high-flown; inflated |
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swagger |
to walk around in a proud, showy manner; to boast in a loud manner; to walk in a confident way |
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mundane |
commonplace; ordinary; dull; unimaginative |
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mollify |
to pacify, soothe, or appease; to make less severe or violent; to make (someone) less angry; to calm (someone) down |
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jocular |
liking to be with people, joke around with them, and have fun; liking to tell jokes |
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pugnacious |
eager to fight; belligerent; showing a readiness or desire to argue; combative |
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altruistic |
showing unselfish concern or devotion for others |
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parsimonious |
overly thrifty or miserly; very unwilling to spend money; frugal or stingy |
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enigma |
a riddle or mystery; a puzzling or baffling matter or person; someone or something that is difficult to understand or explain |
