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ACERBIC
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having a sour or bitter taste or character, mood or tone
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HIs acerbic humor delighted some people and offended others
The lemon has an acerbic taste |
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amalgamate
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verb
to combine several elemnts into a whole. Unite To form into an integrated whole |
The almagate of ingredients forms a cake
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amenable
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adj
agreeable;responsive to suggestion. Responsible;accountable |
He is amenable to the proposal.
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bolster
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to provide support or reinforcement verb
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The police will bolster the crowd.
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bombast
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noun
self-important or pompous writing or speech |
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BOMBASTIC
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POUMPOUS
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He has a really bombastic attitude.
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credulous
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tending to beleive too radjeadily. gullible
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diatribe
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noun
a harsh denunciation bitter abusve |
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denunciation
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a public condemnation
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fawn
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to flatter or praise excessively
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Fawning on the boss (lick the boots of.
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garrulous
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adj
pointlessly talkative; talking too much |
a garrulous old man
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fervent
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adj
greatly emotional or zealous passionate intense emotional |
Antonyms apathetic, cold unemotional
The mayor was very fervent with the speech |
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flout
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verb
to demonstrate contempt for as in a rule or convention;defy ridicule |
TO flout the rules.
Antonyms: obey;abserve |
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fortuitous
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adj
happening by chance or fortunate accident. random unintentional |
It was fortuitous that she won the lottery
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germane
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adj
relative to the subject at hand. pertinent, connected related |
Her topic is very germane to this subject.
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