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    moribund

    being on the point of death; declining rapidly losing all momentum in progress

    anodyne
    1. something that soothes or relieves pain. 2. inoffensive

    hagiographic
    excessively flattering toward someone's life or work

    redoubtable
    inspiring fear or awe

    duplicity
    deceitfulness, pretending to want one thing but interested in something else

    flummox
    be a mystery or bewildering to

    mordant
    biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style

    plucky
    marked by courage and determination

    Pecuniary
    relating to or involving money

    probity
    integrity, strong moral principles

    bowdlerize
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

    semblance
    an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading

    illustrious
    widely known and esteemed; having or conferring glory

    perspicacious
    acutely insightful and wise

    enthrall
    hold spellbound

    hail
    enthusiastically acclaim or celebrate something

    insouciance
    lack of concern

    epiphany
    a sudden revelation or moment of insight

    portentous
    ominously prophetic

    umbrage
    a feeling of anger caused by being offended

    charlatan
    a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes

    gaffe
    a socially awkward or tactless act

    recapitulation
    a summary (think of recap)

    temerity
    fearless daring

    vitriolic
    harsh or corrosive in tone

    artlessness
    the quality of innocence

    maunder
    1. wander aimlessly. 2. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

    raconteur
    a person skilled in telling anecdotes
    cede
    relinquish possession or control over
    prolixity
    boring verbosity
    derelict
    1. (of a person) not doing one's duties. 2. (of a building) abandoned

    impute
    attribute (responsibility or fault) to something
    provident
    careful in regard to your own interests; providing carefully for the future

    primacy
    the state of being first in importance

    sagacious
    having good judgement and acute insight

    unforthcoming
    uncooperative, not willing to give up information

    importuned
    beg persistently and urgently

    grandiloquent
    puffed up with vanity

    anemic
    lacking energy and vigor

    enjoin
    give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

    effrontery
    audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to

    prognostication
    a statement made about the future

    litany
    any long and tedious account of something

    approbatory
    expressing praise or approval

    lugubrious
    excessively mournful

    quail
    draw back, as with fear or pain

    punctilious
    marked by precise accordance with details
    sinecure
    an office that involves minimal duties

    lampoon
    ridicule with satire

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