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Innumerable: Too many to be counted
Inexplicable: Unable to be explained
or accounted for.
Indiscernible: impossible to see or
clearly distinguish.
Armistice: An agreement made by
opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce.
Incessantly: endlessly: with
unflagging resolve
Vestibule: An enclosed entrance
compartment in a railroad car.
Corroborate: Confirm or give support
to
Forlorn: Pitifully sad and abandoned
or lonely
Fortuitously: fortunately: by good
fortune
Amorphous: Without a clearly defined
shape or form
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Pasquinade: A satire or lampoon, originally one displayed or delivered publicly in a public place.
Surmise: Suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it
Ulster: A man's long, loose overcoat of rough cloth, typically with a belt at the back.
Indignant: Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.
Bulbous: Fat, round, or bulging.
Complacent: Showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements.
Deficiency: A lack or shortage
Interminable: Endless
Lustreless: Lackluster: lacking brilliance or vitality
Provincial: Of or concerning a province of a country or empire.
Raspingly: gratingly: in a harsh and grating manner
Commensurate: Corresponding in size or degree; in proportion.
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