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eating with greediness or in very large quantities
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voracious
eating with greediness or in very large quantities
imprudent
unwise or indiscreet; heedless
sedentary
involving or requiring much sitting; taking little exercise
indigent
experiencing want or need, impoverished, very poor
sojourner
someone who lives somewhere temporarily, usually while traveling
conveyance
that by which anything is transported or communicated
apprehend
to grasp the meaning of; understand, especially intuitively; to take into custody, arrest
impotent
destitute of or lacking in power, physical, moral, or intellectual
laud
to praise in words or song
undermine
to subvert in an underhanded way
feisty
quarrelsome, especially in a courageous, spirited, or excitable way
intuition
instinctive knowledge or feeling
contentious
quarrelsome; likely to cause an argument
gregarious
sociable, friendly
tractable
easily led or controlled
hardy
strong and in good health; able to endure
muse
to become absorbed in one's thoughts; engage in meditation
patriarch
the leader of a tribe or family, who derives his authority from being a male or from being a father in a lineage of rulers
prolix
tediously wordy
anecdotal
based on casual observations or subjective accounts rather than rigorous scientific analysis
sanction
to approve authoritatively
negligible
not significant or important enough to be worth considering
radical
departing from the usual; extreme, revolutionary
intersperse
to distribute at intervals
scathing
harshly critical
transient
a person or thing who remains only a short time in any place
tenable
capable of being maintained in an argument; rationally defensible
veritable
true, genuine
lugubrious
mournful and gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree
verifiable
able to be proved
finite
limited
paradox
a statement or doctrine seemingly in contradiction
pretentious
showy; claiming a position of distinction or merit, especially when unjustified
erudite
very learned, scholarly
awestruck
filled with a mixture of respect, reverence, and fear
ostentation
boastful showiness; pretentious display meant to impress others
officious
excessively eager to help, offering unwanted advice
indefatigable
tireless
compensate
to give payment for services performed, to reimburse; to make up for a shortcoimg, to counterbalance
chastise
to punish or criticize severely
admonish
to criticize gently but earnestly; to caution
evince
to make manifest or evident
magniloquence
extravagant and pretentious speech, highly styled and verbally ornamented
mendacious
dishonest; untrue
pervasive
thoroughly penetrating or permeating
tyranny
absolute power arbitrarily or unjustly administrated
concord
harmony
overbearing
domineering in manner, arrogant; overwhelming in force
spontaneous
arising from a natural impulse, not planned; occurring without apparent cause
susceptible
easily influenced or affected, sensitive to; likely to be affected with
arrogant
having an overbearing pride or self-importance
axiomatic
being self-evident, as a universally recognized truth
avant-garde
using ideas or techniques in advance of those generally accepted; innovative, especially in the arts
pedestrian
undistinguished; ordinary
incidental
of minor importance; being an unpredictable or minor result of something
insurmountable
unable to be overcome
ingenious
showing skill, originality, or cleverness
guileless
frank, honest, without deception
ardent
having warm, passionate feeling; enthusiastic in devotion
deplore
to express strong disapproval; to regard with grief or sorrow
juxtapose
to place close together, especially to show contrast or highlight similarities
unflinching
showing no fear or indecision; not pulling away from danger or difficulty
negate
to cancel; to deny the existence or truth of
sober
serious and solemn; marked by self-constraint; not drunk
chide
to scold mildly in an attempt to correct
abscond
to leave quickly and secretly hide, often to avoid arrest of prosecution
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