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sharp; pungent (used of smells and tastes)Acrid
ill-manneredBoorish
believing that people act only out of selfish motivesCynical
a letter (form of communication)Epistle
against orthodox opinionHeresy
spear; spike; javelinLance
difficult to understand; partially hiddenObscure
deeply moving; strongly affecting the emotionsPoignant
a break; intermissionRespite
concise; to the pointTerse
fear of great heightsAcrophobia
middle classBourgeois
weakness; incapacityDebility
concerned with letters; through correspondenceEpistolary
interruption; pauseHiatus
tired; slowLanguid
hidden; covered; buriedObscured
calm; collected; self-possessedPoised
shining; glowingResplendent
medicinal; curativeTherapeutic
sharpness (mental or visual)Acuity
someone who boastsBraggart
exposing false claims or mythsDebunking
typified; characterized; personifiedEpitomized
rigid in opinionsHidebound
decay; fade away; get weakerLanguish
servile; submissiveObsequious
causing debate or argumentPolemical
a tonicRestorative
prevent; frustrateThwart
forceful; inflexibleAdamant
muscularBrawny
an athletic competition with ten eventsDecathlon
speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truthEquivocate
1. picture writing; 2. writing which is difficult to read or enigmaticHieroglyphics
theft; robbery; stealingLarceny
a dominating concernObsession
weighty; slow and heavyPonderous
preservation; withholdingRetention
cowardly; fearfulTimorous
skilful / skillfulAdroit
being briefBrevity
dignified, correct behavior [decorous (a)]Decorum
obstructHinder
generosityLargess
speak pompously or dogmaticallyPontificate
stream of verbal abuseTirade
strong admiration; worshipAdulation
theatrical; exaggeratedHistrionic
noisy and boisterousObstreperous
to bring into beginusher in