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Sultan F. (United States of America)
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  1. bewilder
    cause to be confused emotionally
  2. elusive
    skillful at evading capture
  3. upsurge
    a sudden or abrupt strong increase
  4. commendable
    worthy of high praise
  5. deterioration
    the process of changing to an inferior state
  6. intact
    undamaged in any way
  7. wary
    marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
  8. platitude
    a trite or obvious remark
  9. portentous
    of momentous or ominous significance
  10. omen
    a sign of a thing about to happen
  11. extravagance
    the quality of exceeding appropriate limits
  12. rapt
    feeling great delight and interest
  13. partisan
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  14. placid
    calm and free from disturbance
  15. fanatical
    marked by excessive enthusiasm for a cause or idea
  16. archaic
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  17. craven
    lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
  18. nonchalant
    marked by casual unconcern or indifference
  19. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail
  20. petulant
    easily irritated or annoyed
  21. plucky
    showing courage
  22. sedulity
    the quality of being constantly diligent and attentive
  23. insolence
    the trait of being rude and impertinent
  24. verbosity
    an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words
  25. perfidy
    an act of deliberate betrayal
  26. futility
    uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result
Created on Thu Mar 31 12:11:03 EDT 2011

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