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HARANGUE
A LONG POMPOUS SPEECH; A TIRADE
PLATITUDE
A TRITE OR OBVIOUS REMARK
AMBIVALENT
HAVING MIXED FEELINGS OR CONTRADICTORY IDEAS ABOUT SOMETHING OR SOMEONE
VERACITY
TRUTHFUL OR CONFORMING TO FACTS
EGREGIOUS
CHASTISE
TO REPRIMAND HARSHLY
EXTANT
STILL IN EXISTENCE; SURVIVING
SEDULOUS
SHOWING DEDICATION OR DILIGENCE
PAUCITY
A LACK OF SOMETHING/ EXISTENCE OF SOMETHING IN SMALL AMOUNTS
PROFLIGATE
SPENDING RESOURCES RECKLESSLY OR WASTEFULLY
ACRIMONY
BITTERNESS AND ILL WILL
AUSPICIOUS
FAVORABLE
CONTENTIOUS
SOMEONE WHO LIKES TO ARGUE
MAINTAIN
TO ASSERT
GALVANIZE
TO EXCITE OR INSPIRE (SOMEONE) TO ACTION
DEMUR
TO OBJECT OR SHOW RELUCTANCE
ENERVATE
TO SAP THE ENERGY FROM
ALACRITY
AN EAGER OR WILLINGNESS TO DO SOMETHING
CONTRITE
TO BE REMORSEFUL
GUILELESS
FREE OF DECEIT
PRECOCIOUS
CHARACTERIZED BY OR CHARACTERISTIC OF EXCEPTIONALLY EARLY DEVELOPMENT OR MATURITY
EQUIVOCATE
TO USE AMBIGUOUS LANGUAGE AS TO CONCEAL THE TRUTH OR AVOID COMMITMENT
PROSAIC
DULL AND LACKING IMAGINATION
PUGNACIOUS
UNEQUIVOCAL
ADMITTING OF NO DOUBT OR MISUNDERSTANDING; HAVING ONLY ONE MEANING OR INTERPRETATION AND LEADING TO ONLY ONE CONCLUSION