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acquiescence
passive assent or agreement without protest
stupefaction
great astonishment
delaminate
to split into thin layers
carping
naggingly critical or complaining
abstruse
difficult to understand
louvered
a framed opening, fitted with slats for admitting air and light
maudlin
tearfully sentimental
prodigious
impressively great in size
beneficence
state or quality of being kind
impish
michievous
impertinence
quality of exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
sagacious
having or showing keen discernment
exsiccate
to dry up
effluent
an outflow from a sewer; something that flows out
riven
to rend of tear apart
mawkish
excessively and objectively sentimental
tartan
any of numerous textile patterns consisting of stripes of varying widths and colors
prescient
having knowledge of actions or events before they occur
austerity
severity or sternness in disposition
rakish
dashingly or sportingly stylish
reprobate
morally unprincipled person
protentous
full of ambiguous significance; foreboding
panache
vitality; liveliness
hackneyed
overfamiliar through overuse; trite
sate
to satisfy
festoon
a string of garland suspended in a loop or curve between to points