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  1. quotidian
    found in the ordinary course of events
  2. grandiloquence
    high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
  3. legerdemain
    an illusory feat
  4. prestidigitation
    manual dexterity in the execution of tricks
  5. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  6. antediluvian
    of or relating to the period before the biblical flood
  7. extemporaneous
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  8. adumbrate
    describe roughly or give the main points or summary of
  9. conflagration
    a very intense and uncontrolled fire
  10. evanescence
    the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight
  11. iconoclastic
    characterized by attack on established beliefs
  12. ignominious
    deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
  13. licentious
    lacking moral discipline
  14. magnanimous
    noble and generous in spirit
  15. mendacious
    given to lying
  16. obstreperous
    noisily and stubbornly defiant
  17. panacea
    hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases
  18. perspicacity
    the ability to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly
  19. quixotic
    not sensible about practical matters
  20. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  21. sanctimonious
    excessively or hypocritically pious
  22. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
  23. variegated
    having an assortment of colors
  24. zephyr
    a slight wind
  25. contemporaneous
    occurring in the same period of time
Created on Fri Jul 19 17:39:54 EDT 2013

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