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  1. impecunious
    lacking funds
  2. incipient
    beginning to come into being or to become apparent
  3. intransigent
    refusing to compromise
  4. inveigle
    to obtain by deception or flattery
  5. penurious
    penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous
  6. pernicious
    extremely harmful in a way that is not easily seen or noticed
  7. quaff
    to drink deeply
  8. quiescence
    stillness; motionless; the quality of being at rest
  9. redoubtable
    awe-inspiring; worthy of honor
  10. torpid
    lethargic; sluggish; dormant
  11. aver
    to state as a fact; to declare or assert
  12. dissemble
    to disguise or conceal; to mislead
  13. fervent
    greatly emotional or zealous
  14. hackneyed
    rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage
  15. iconoclast
    one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions
  16. impassive
    revealing no emotion
  17. inchoate
    in an initial stage; not fully formed
  18. infelicitous
    unfortunate; inappropriate
  19. insipid
    lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge
  20. mendacity
    the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty
  21. obdurate
    unyielding; hardhearted; intractable
  22. obsequious
    exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
  23. occlude
    to obstruct or block
  24. opprobrium
    disgrace; contempt; scorn
  25. penury
    poverty; destitution
  26. pith
    the essential or central part
  27. querulous
    prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish
  28. rancorous
    characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment
  29. recalcitrant
    obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage
  30. salubrious
    promoting health or well-being
  31. surfeit
    an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess
  32. desiccate
    to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull
  33. garrulous
    pointlessly talkative; talking too much
  34. glib
    marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial
  35. inimical
    damaging; harmful; injurious
  36. laconic
    using few words; terse
  37. ostentatious
    characterized by or given to pretentious display; showy
  38. phlegmatic
    calm; sluggish; unemotional
  39. probity
    adherence to the highest principles; complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness
  40. profligate (adj)
    excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant
  41. quotidian
    occurring or recurring daily; commonplace
  42. rarefy
    to make or become thin, less dense; to refine
  43. recondite (adj)
    hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure
  44. refulgent
    radiant; shiny; brilliant
  45. sedulous
    diligent; persistent; hard-working
  46. soporific
    causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep
  47. trenchant
    sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating
  48. vituperate
    to use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; to berate
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