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Acuity

Sharpness ( mental or visual )

Braggart

Someone who boasts

Debunking

Exposing false claims or myths

Epitomized

Typified ; characterized personified

Hidebound

Rigid in opinions

Languish

Decay ; fade away ; get weaker

Obsequious

Servile ; submissive

Polemical

Causing debate or argument

Restorative

A tonic

Thwart

Prevent ; frustrate