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  1. benign          harmless, gentle; of kind disposition; favorable                                                    The woman looked mean, but was really gentle and @.         
  2. clandestine     secret; under cover of secrecy                                                                      The CIA engages in many secret, @ activities.               
  3. crabbed         perverse, contrary, grouchy, irritable                                                              Oscar is known for his acerbic, @ personality.              
  4. dolorous        full or pain or sorrow; grief-stricken                                                              The @ mourners filled the church.                           
  5. ethical         conforming to accepted standards of behavior                                                        Accepting gratuities is often an @ landmine for politicians.
  6. flamboyant      showy; extravagantly ornate                                                                         Liberace was known for his ornate, @ costumes.              
  7. heinous         extremely wicked; odious; atrocious                                                                 The @ crime was punished most severely.                     
  8. incongruous     not suitable; not conforming; inappropriate                                                         The poorly-clad children seemed @ in the plush office.      
  9. interminable    endless; without end; eternal; having no          apparent end or limit                             The @ speech droned on and on.                              
  10. loquacious      characterized by continuous talking; talkative                                                      The @ woman loved to talk to anybody and everybody.         
  11. noisome         offensive or disgusting; stinking                                                                   The ladies found the crude gentleman's advances @.          
  12. partisan        zealously adhering to a party or group; pertainingto one group                                      @ wrangling often prevents Congress from acting.            
  13. potable         fit to drink                                                                                        Water from the ocean is too salty to be @.                  
  14. quizzical       questioning; puzzled; given to bantering                                                            The @ look showed that he did not understand the question.  
  15. salubrious      conducive to health; wholesome                                                                      A little wine after dinner is @ for good health.            
  16. stentorian      extremely loud; bellowing                                                                           The @ actor could be heard in every corner of the hall.     
  17. tentative       subject to change; experimental; not final                                                          The schedule is only @ and may be changed.                  
  18. uncouth         unrefined; unmannerly                                                                               The @ gentleman could not tell which fork to use.           
  19. vigilant        keeping watch; careful and dutiful                                                                  A country must be always @ to keep its freedom.             
  20. zealous         filled with zeal; enthusiastic                                                                      The @ followers made a shrine to their leader.              
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