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assuage
v.t.,
to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate:
austere
adj.
grave; sober; solemn; serious:
cacophony
n.,
a discordant and meaningless mixture of sounds:
colloquial
adj.
characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal.
conundrum
n.
anything that puzzles.
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garrulous
adj.
excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, esp. about trivial matters.
hyperbole
n.
obvious and intentional exaggeration.
irascible
adj.
easily provoked to anger; very irritable:
opaque
adj.
hard to understand; not clear or lucid; obscure:
plethora
n.
overabundance; excess:
quixotic
adj.
impulsive and often rashly unpredictable.
taciturn
adj.
inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.
dearth
noun
an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack as during famine
cognizant
adjective
aware of and comprehending a situation
dogmatic
Asserting opinions in an arrogant manner; opinionated.

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