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Morgan M. (United States of America)
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  1. acrimonious
    marked by strong resentment or cynicism
    Thousands of commuters have endured traffic gridlock since rail workers struck on Monday after acrimonious talks on pay and benefits broke down.
  2. glib
    artfully persuasive in speech
    Your arguments are very glib, but I doubt if the principal will truly believe your story.
  3. dauntless
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
    The old man lifted both fists like a dauntless Samson, and fixed me with his sightless eyes.
  4. rebuttal
    the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary argument
    In rebuttal, a prosecutor, Brian A. Jacobs, rejected the defense arguments, adding that obtaining matching funds was “thoughtless scheme.”
  5. legitimacy
    lawfulness by virtue of being authorized
    Their contributors were often listed as anonymous in order to give the works legitimacy.
  6. jargon
    technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
    The professor bored the audience with his extensive jargon; most of them were lost after he mentioned "linguistical tactile" for the fifth time.
  7. demeanor
    the way a person behaves toward other people
    “I’m just going to go do my best,” she said, presenting a laid-back demeanor that could not completely mask the nerves peeking through.
  8. efface
    remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
    As time passed, the impression grew fainter, but was not effaced.
  9. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
    But Mrs. Driscoe remained obdurate and the household was plunged into a state of strained atmospheric conditions such as had never been known before.
  10. macabre
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
    There will no doubt be macabre twists and turns along the barren, dark way.
  11. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
    Tuna fish, pasta, ironing board—banal details that make you feel like you know this person.
Created on Tue Oct 15 18:30:18 EDT 2013 (updated Tue Oct 15 18:33:07 EDT 2013)

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