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Prolific
young, producing offspring, characterised by abundant
Winsome
sweetly or innocently charming, winning, engaging
Scintillating
animated, vivacious, witty, brilliantly clever
Sanctimonious
making a hypocritical show of religious devotion
Redundant
being in excess, repetition
Prosaic
commonplace or dull
Preeminent
superior, surpassing
Politic
shrewd or prudent in practical matters
Paraphrase
a restatement of something using different words
Paragon
a model or pattern of excellence, parallel
Ostentatious
characterized by or given pretentious
Incisive
penetrating, cutting, biting
Implicit
implied rather than stated
Exude
show particular quality clearly
Extenuate
diminish the seriousness of
Enthrall
delight, enslave
Enhance
to make better
Deleterious
harmful; injurious to health
Cupidity
greed
Contiguous
neighboring
Clangor
a din or uproar
Caricature
a drawing that exaggerates something’s characteristics for humorous effect
Absolve
forgive somebody
Rejoinder
an answer to a reply, response
Predilection
a tendency to think favorably of someone in particular
Opportune
appropriate, favorable, or suitable
Nonplussed
to render utterly perplexed
Magniloquent
speaking or expressed in a lofty or grand style
Incontrovertible
not open to question or dispute
Inauspicious
boding ill
Impassive
unreadable, without emotion
Herculean
very hard to perform requiring great strength
Grisly
horrifying, grim
Foment
to instigate or foster
Encumber
to impede or hinder
Disconsolate
hopelessly unhappy
Connoisseur
a person who is especially competent to pass critical judgments
Collate
to gather or arrange in their proper sequence
Carousel
merry go round
Buttress
any external prop, support
Broach
to tap or pierce
Blatant
brazenly obvious
Aver
declare in a postive way
Abet
to encourage, support
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