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GRANDILOQUENT
A LOFTY, EXTRAVAGENTLY COLORFUL, POMPOUS, OR BOMBASTIC STYLE, MANNER, OR QUALITY ESPECIALLY IN LANGUAGE
PROLIX
UNDULY LONG OR DRAWN OUT; MARKED BY OR USING AN EXCESS OF WORDS
TURGID
EXCESSIVELY EMBELLISHED IN STYLE OR LANGUAGE; BOMBASTIC, POMPOUS
SLAKE
CRUMBLE; SATISFY, QUENCH; HYDRATE
EUPHONIOUS
PLEASING TO THE EAR
SONOROUS
PRODUCING SOUND; FULL OR LOUD IN SOUND; IMPOSING OR IMPRESSIVE IN EFFECT OR STYLE
ESURIENT
HUNGRY, GREEDY
IMPECUNIOUS
HAVING VERY LITTLE OR NO MONEY USUALLY HABITUALLY
ENCOMIUM
GLOWING AND WARMLY ENTHUSIASTIC PRAISE
FEY
EXCESSIVELY REFINED; QUAINTLY UNCONVENTIONAL, CAMPY; MARKED BY AN OTHERWORLDLY AIR OR ATTITUDE
PERSPICACIOUS
OF ACUTE MENTAL VISION OR DISCERNMENT, KEEN
DISCONSOLATE
CHEERLESS; DEJECTED, DOWNCAST
ELEGIAC
OF, RELATING TO, OR COMPRISING ELEGY OR AN ELEGY; ESPECIALLY SORROW OFTEN FOR SOMETHING NOW PAST
THRENODY
A SONG OF LAMENTATION FOR THE DEAD; ELEGY
RECALCITRANT
OBSTINATELY DEFIANT OF AUTHORITY OR RESTRAINT; DIFFICULT TO MANAGE OR OPERATE; NOT RESPONSIVE TO TREATMENT; RESISTANT
RENITENT
RESISTING PHYSICAL PRESSURE; RESISTING CONSTRAINT OR COMPULSION
ANTECEDE
PRECEDE
ANTEDATE
A DATE ASSIGNED TO AN EVENT OR DOCUMENT EARLIER THAN THE ACTUAL DATE OF THE EVENT OR DOCUMENT
PUSILLANIMOUS
LACKING COURAGE AND RESOLUTION; MARKED BY CONTEMPTIBLE TIMIDITY
RECREANT
CRYING FOR MERCY; COWARDLY; UNFAITHFUL TO DUTY OR ALLEGIANCE
TIMOROUS
OF A TIMID DISPOSITION; FEARFUL; EXPRESSING OR SUGGESTING TIMIDITY
PROBITY
ADHERENCE TO THE HIGHEST PRINCIPLES AND IDEALS
VERACIOUS
TRUTHFUL, HONEST; MARKED BY TRUTH, ACCURATE
ITINERANT
TRAVELING FROM PLACE TO PLACE
DISCURSIVE
MARKED BY ANALYTICAL REASONING; OF OR RELATING TO DISCOURSE
PEREGRINATION
TO TRAVEL ESPECIALLY ON FOOT; WALK; TRAVERSE
PERIPATETIC
OF, RELATING TO, OR GIVEN TO WALKING; MOVING OR TRAVELING FROM PLACE TO PLACE
STULTIFY
TO CAUSE TO APPEAR TO BE STUPID, FOOLISH, OR ABSURDLY ILLOGICAL; TO IMPAIR, INVALIDATE, OR MAKE INEFFECTIVE
VITIATE
TO MAKE FAULTY OR DEFECTIVE; TO DEBASE IN MORAL OR AESTHETIC STATUS; TO MAKE INEFFECTIVE
APHORISM
A CONCISE STATEMENT OF A PRINCIPLE; A TERSE FORMULATION OF A TRUTH OR SENTIMENT
APOTHEGM
A SHORT, PITHY, AND INSTRUCTIVE SAYING OR FORMULATION
BROMIDE
A COMMONPLACE OR TIRESOME PERSON, BORE; A COMMONPLACE OR HACKNEYED STATEMENT OR NOTION
EPIGRAM
A CONCISE POEM DEALING POINTEDLY AND OFTEN SATIRICALLY WITH A SINGLE THOUGHT OR EVENT AND OFTEN ENDING WITH AN INGENIOUS TURN OF THOUGHT; A TERSE, SAGE, OR WITTY AND OFTEN PARADOXICAL SAYING
PLATITUDE
THE QUALITY OR STATE OF BEING DULL OR INSIPID; A BANAL, TRITE, OR STALE REMARK
SENTENTIOUS
TERSE, APHORISTIC, OR MORALISTIC IN EXPRESSION; PITHY
ABEYANCE
TEMPORARY INACTIVITY
ABNEGATION
DENIAL, ESPECIALLY SELF-DENIAL
ABROGATE
TO ABOLISH BY AUTHORITATIVE ACTION; ANNUL; TO TREAT AS NONEXISTENT
DECAMP
TO DEPART SUDDENLY; ABSCOND; TO BREAK UP A CAMP
DEMUR
TO TAKE EXCEPTION; OBJECT (TO OR AT)
RECIDIVISM
A TENDENCY TO RELAPSE INTO A PREVIOUS CONDITION OR MODE OF BEHAVIOR
ABERRANT
BEING DIFFERENT FROM THE USUAL OR NATURAL TYPE
INDIGENCE
A LEVEL OF POVERTY IN WHICH REAL HARDSHIP AND DEPRIVATION ARE SUFFERED AND COMFORTS OF LIFE ARE WHOLLY LACKING
QUALM
A FEELING OF UNEASINESS ABOUT A POINT, ESPECIALLY OF CONSCIENCE OR PROPRIETY; A SUDDEN ATTACK OF ILLNESS, FAINTNESS, OR NAUSEA; A SUDDEN ACCESS OF USUALLY DISTURBING EMOTION, AS DOUBT OR FEAR
BUCOLIC
OF OR RELATING TO SHEPHERDS OR HERDSMEN, PASTORAL; RELATING TO OR TYPICAL OF RURAL LIFE; IDYLLIC
ESPY
TO CATCH SIGHT OF