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personable

(adj.) pleasing in appearance or personality, attractive

pertinent

(adj.) related to the matter at hand, to the point

Apt

(adj.) suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn

Pivotal

(adj.) vitally important, essential

Quirk

(n.) a peculiar way of acting; a sudden twist or turn

attribute

(n.) a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something; (v.) to assign to, credit with; to regard as caused by or resulting from

Stance

(n.) a way of holding the body; an attitude or position on an issue

attire

(n.) clothes, apparel, garb; (v.) to dress, adorn, or bedeck

Proclaim

(v.) to declare publicly or officially

Ensue

(v.) to follow in order, come immediately after and as a result

Deface

(v.) to injure or destroy the surface or appearance of; to damage the value, influence, or effect of; to face down, outshine

Appease

(v.) to make calm, soothe; to relieve, satisfy; to yield to

Impart

(v.) to make known, tell; to give, pass something on

Nauseate

(v.) to make sick to the stomach; to fill with disgust

Belittle

(v.) to make something appear smaller than it is; to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance or value

Devise

(v.) to think out, plan, figure out, invent, create

Fend

(v.) to ward off, resist; to get along, manage

Perceptible

Able to be noticed or felt

Overbearing

(adj.) Domineering in manner, arrogant; Overwhelming; Decisively important

Fallacy

Any unsound or delusive mode of reasoning, or anything based on such reasoning.

Trepidation

Fear and apprehension

Disgruntled

Displeased and disconnected

Voracious

Eating with a great in very large quantity

Barter

Exchange goods without involving money.

impending

Likely to happen soon

Convey

To express; to communicate something

Waver

To not make a definite choice

Cryptic

difficult to understand : having or seeming to have a hidden meaning

Impunity

freedom from punishment


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