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congenial |
1. Getting along well with others; affable. 2. Suited to one's needs or tastes; agreeable |
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decipher |
1. To covert from a code or secret writing into ordinary language; to decode. 2. To interpret the meaning of something puzzling; to solve. |
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dissect |
1. To cut into in order to study. 2. To study closely; to analyze. |
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enigma |
Anything that is puzzling, mysterious, or hard to figure out. Puzzling; mysterious. |
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ineffectual |
Not bringing about the desired result, futile. |
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infallible |
1. Incapable of making an error; never wrong. 2. Unlikely to fail or go wrong. |
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irrepressible |
Incapable of being controlled or held back. |
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luminous |
1. Giving off light. 2. Clear; easy to understand. |
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millennuum |
A period of one thousand years. |
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mire |
An area of wet, swampy ground; deep mud. To get stuck as if in a mire; unable to make progress. |
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pestilence |
A rapidly spreading and usually fatal disease. |
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stagnate |
To fail to develop, change, or move. Not moving, changing, or developing. |
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sublime |
Great or noble in expression, thought, or manner; splendid. |
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vie |
To complete for, as in a contest. |
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voluminous |
Having a great bulk or volume; ample. |