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  1. arduous         requiring great exertion; difficult                                                                 Climbing Mount Everest is slow, @ work.                     
  2. brusque         abrupt in manner; blunt; rough                                                                      The salesman brushed off the customer in a @ manner.        
  3. congenital      existing from one's birth; inherent in the very   being of a person or thing                        The baby had a @ heart defect which was fixed in the womb.  
  4. deleterious     injurious; hurtful; harmful to health                                                               Smoking is very @ to one's health.                          
  5. efficacious     producing an intended effect                                                                        The new law was @ in producing the desired result.          
  6. facetious       marked by levity or flippant humor                                                                  The child's @ remark angered his parents.                   
  7. garrulous       given to continual talking; rambling                                                                The @ professor spoke on all subjects except his topic.     
  8. ignominious     shameful; involving dishonor or disgrace                                                            Desert Storm proved an @ defeat for the Iraqis.             
  9. ingenuous       straightforward; innocent and simple; naive                                                         The @ young girl never perceived hidden motives.            
  10. itinerant       going from place to place; wandering; having no   fixed residence                                   The @ salesman went from town to town selling shoes.        
  11. mendacious      lying; untruthful                                                                                   The @ young boy was not believed by anyone.                 
  12. officious       obtrusive; meddlesome                                                                               The @ woman was always meddling in other people's business. 
  13. perfunctory     done mechanically; careless; lacking enthusiasm                                                     The ship was given only a quick, @ safety check.            
  14. prolix          overly verbose; long and drawn out in speech                                                        Authors who write long books are usually @.                 
  15. reciprocal      done by each for the other; mutual                                                                  The two friendly countries enjoyed good @ relations.        
  16. sedentary       unmoving or inactive; sluggish; characterized     by sitting                                        The @ man's muscles slowly deteriorated.                    
  17. sultry          oppressively hot and humid; passionate                                                              The summer evening drizzle left the night @.                
  18. tractable       easily controlled; manageable; docile                                                               The man was too @ to be a good leader.                      
  19. vacuous         having no content; lacking intelligence                                                             The boy's @ eyes betrayed his lack of intelligence.         
  20. volatile        easily influenced or changing; unstable and       explosive                                         TNT is an extremely @ explosive.                            
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