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conciesly meaningful
Pithy
to humiliate or degrade
abase
lasting for a very short time
ephemeral
to give up a position, usually one of leadership
abdiate
heinously villainous
nefaious
a burdon
dealing with things in a sensible, realistic way
pragmatic
to control or diffuse a potentially explosive situation
quell
having a foul odor
fetid
to lessen or subdue
mollify
to provide evidence to support or prove the truth of something
substantiate
complicit
being an accomplice in a wrongful act
to laugh at mockingly
deride
having little strength or substance
tenuous
to interpret or understand something incorrectly
misconstrue
silly and meaningless
inane
distress caused by feeling guilty
compunction
to seize by force or take possession of without right
usurp
an argument or position that is impossible to defend or maintain
untenable
heavenly, exceptionally delicate or refined
ethereal