Bombastic - ANSWER (adj.) Pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding
words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
Requisite - ANSWER necessary for relief or supply
Apocryphal - ANSWER of questionable authenticity
Laconic - ANSWER brief and to the point
Garrulous - ANSWER full of trivial conversation
Ascetic - ANSWER practicing great self-denial
Taciturn - ANSWER habitually reserved and uncommunicative
Tempestuous - ANSWER (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
Demarcation - ANSWER the boundary of a specific area
Execrable - ANSWER of very poor quality or condition
Prolific - ANSWER bearing in abundance especially offspring
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, Eclectic - ANSWER selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
Expediency - ANSWER A means of achieving a particular end, as in a situation requiring
haste or caution.
Harrowing - ANSWER extremely painful
Prodigious - ANSWER so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
Stymied - ANSWER thwarted; stumped; blocked
Sidereal - ANSWER of or relating to the stars or constellations
Etiolated - ANSWER weakened or sickly
Circumscribed - ANSWER restricted or limited
Pragmatic - ANSWER concerned with practical matters
Prerogative - ANSWER A special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence
Esconce - ANSWER put firmly in a position, hide away
Ineluctable - ANSWER impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"
Invidious - ANSWER offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment
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words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
Requisite - ANSWER necessary for relief or supply
Apocryphal - ANSWER of questionable authenticity
Laconic - ANSWER brief and to the point
Garrulous - ANSWER full of trivial conversation
Ascetic - ANSWER practicing great self-denial
Taciturn - ANSWER habitually reserved and uncommunicative
Tempestuous - ANSWER (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
Demarcation - ANSWER the boundary of a specific area
Execrable - ANSWER of very poor quality or condition
Prolific - ANSWER bearing in abundance especially offspring
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, Eclectic - ANSWER selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
Expediency - ANSWER A means of achieving a particular end, as in a situation requiring
haste or caution.
Harrowing - ANSWER extremely painful
Prodigious - ANSWER so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
Stymied - ANSWER thwarted; stumped; blocked
Sidereal - ANSWER of or relating to the stars or constellations
Etiolated - ANSWER weakened or sickly
Circumscribed - ANSWER restricted or limited
Pragmatic - ANSWER concerned with practical matters
Prerogative - ANSWER A special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence
Esconce - ANSWER put firmly in a position, hide away
Ineluctable - ANSWER impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"
Invidious - ANSWER offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment
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