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portly
fat, esp. of one who has a stately, imposing bearing
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precarious
dangerously insecure or unstable
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propaganda
material distributed by those in favor of a specific cause and reflecting their point of view
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prurient
tending to have or cause lustful thoughts
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quiver
to shale; to tremble from fear or cold
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rebut
to refute, esp. by offering opposing arguments of evidence
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reign
to rule, as by a monarch; to be prevalent; the period of rule
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relic
a surviving trace of a culture or period that no longer exists
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scurrilous
using indecent or abusive language
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strident
loud and shrill or grating
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substantiate
to support with evidence
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thrift
care in managing money or other resources
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truckle
to submit in a subservient manner to a superior; fawn
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turmoil
extreme confusion; uproar
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unscrupulous
processing ruthlessly; without regard for right or wrong
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vaunt
to show off; to brag
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veneer
an attractive, ultimately misleading outward show; thin layer
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vindictive
seeking revenge; marked by a desire to hurt
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wayward
stubbornly going against what is expected or required in order to satisfy one's own desires
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