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  1. acerbic         sour of taste; harsh                                                                                
  2. blithe          joyous, merry, cheerful                                                                             
  3. commensurate    corresponding in amount; appropriate;             proportional                                      
  4. dank            wet and chilly; moist and humid                                                                     
  5. dulcet          pleasing to the ear; melodious                                                                      
  6. exotic          not native; strangely different and fascinating                                                     
  7. fortuitous      occurring by chance rather than design;           accidental                                        
  8. hirsute         covered with hair; hairy                                                                            
  9. ineffable       too wonderful to be expressed in words; too       sacred to be uttered                              
  10. inveterate      firmly established by long continuance; con-      firmed by long habit                              
  11. magnanimous     manifesting generosity; of generous disposition                                                     
  12. obsequious      excessively submissive                                                                              
  13. pedestrian      commonplace and ordinary; unimaginative; of or    pertaining to walking                             
  14. prodigal        wasteful, especially of money; lavish and profuse                                                   
  15. rapacious       grasping; greedy; plunderous                                                                        
  16. scrupulous      very conscientious; careful to behave or perform  properly; meticulous                              
  17. stringent       severe; compelling adherence                                                                        
  18. testy           irritable; touchy                                                                                   
  19. unmitigated     not lightened at all in severity; absolute                                                          
  20. vitriolic       corrosive; burning; caustic; sarcastic and biting                                                   
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