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stygian

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1. Gloomy and dark.
2. Infernal; hellish.

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multifarious

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diverse, having many different parts

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deposition

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1. removal from an office or position.
2. the act or process of depositing
3. the state of being deposited or precipitated: deposition of soil at the mouth of a river.
4. something that is deposited.
a. the giving of testimony under oath.

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taciturn

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1. inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.
2. dour, stern, and silent in expression and manner.

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repine

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to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain

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inveterate

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settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like

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captious

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disposed to point out trivial faults, calculated to confuse or trap in argument

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cavil

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to find fault without good reason

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celerity

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speed, alacrity, think accelerate

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chimera

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an illusion

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contumacious

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insubordinate, rebellious

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denouement

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outcome or solution

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descry

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to discriminate or discern

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desuetude

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disuse

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desultory

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random, aimless

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diaphanous

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transparent, gauzy

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encomium

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glowing and enthusiastic praise

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eschew

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to shun or avoid

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excoriate

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to censure scathingly, to upbraid

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execrate

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denounce, curse

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exegesis

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critical examination, explication

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expiate

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to atone, make amends for

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extirpate

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to destroy, exterminate, cut out

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heterodox

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iconoclastic, unorthodox

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imbroglio

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difficult or embarrassing situation

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inimitable

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one of a kind, peerless

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insouciant

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unconcerned, carefree

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lubricious

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lewd, wanton, greasy, slippery

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mendicant

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beggar, supplicant

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meretricious

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cheap gawdy, tawdry, flashy

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minatory

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menacing

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nadir

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low point

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nonplussed

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baffled, bewildered

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palliate

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to make something seem less serious, to gloss over

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panegyric

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formal praise, eulogy, encomium

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pellucid

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transparent, easy to understand

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prolix

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long-winded, verbose

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propitiate

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to appease; to conciliate

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salacious

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lustful, lascivious, bawdy

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salutary

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remedial, wholesome, causing improvement