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  1. banal           meaningless, commonplace; hackneyed, trite                                                          The @ course only covered the most commonplace authors.     
  2. chaste          morally pure; free from sexual transgressions;    virtuous                                          The @ young girl refused impure advances.                   
  3. corporeal       bodily; tangible                                                                                    Man is both a @ and a spiritual being.                      
  4. diurnal         of or pertaining to each day; of the daytime;     daily                                             Dinner is a @ practice for most people.                     
  5. erratic         eccentric; not on a steady course                                                                   The @ driver swerved from lane to lane.                     
  6. flaccid         lacking firmness or elasticity; limp                                                                The man's @ belly hung over his belt.                       
  7. hale            having good health; robust                                                                          Exercise will make a person @ and hearty.                   
  8. incendiary      inciting to riot; inflammatory; capable of        generating heat or fire                           The @ grenade started a raging inferno.                     
  9. insular         like an island; narrow or limited in world view                                                     His narrow, @ view of life could not admit outside ideas.   
  10. limpid          transparent; characterized by lucidity or         clarity                                           She could see the coin at the bottom of the @ pool.         
  11. nefarious       extremely wicked; vile; evil                                                                        The @ wizard plotted how to kill his adversaries.           
  12. palatable       agreeable to the taste; acceptable                                                                  Liver was not @ to the young man.                           
  13. poignant        piercing; sharp; cutting                                                                            The @ movie brought forth deep emotions.                    
  14. pusillanimous   lacking courage; cowardly                                                                           The braggart became @ at the sight of his foe.              
  15. roseate         rose colored; cheerful and optimistic                                                               She looked at the world through @ glasses.                  
  16. sporadic        occurring at irregular intervals; not dependable                                                    One could not count on the @ appearances of the sun.        
  17. tactile         pertaining to the sense of touch                                                                    Reading braille requires a keen @ sense.                    
  18. turgid          swollen; inflated; bombastic in speech                                                              The balloon grew more and more @ until it exploded.         
  19. verdant         covered with vegetation and greenery; fresh       and green                                         @ greenery covered the sides of the hill.                   
  20. wily            sly and cunning; artful                                                                             The @ fox waited till late at night to catch chickens.      
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