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Word Explanations hackneyed, irascible, minute, gaudy, rigid, unconscionable, factious, implication, perdurable, amylaceous

Explanation of hackneyed (adjective)
repeated too often; commonplace; old-hat; shopworn; threadbare

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Explanation of irascible (adjective)
characterized by anger

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Explanation of minute (adjective)
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination

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Explanation of gaudy (adjective)
forms: gaudier; gaudiest
(used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display; jazzy; showy; sporty

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Explanation of rigid (adjective)
forms: more rigid; most rigid
hard; stiff; inflexible

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Explanation of unconscionable (adjective)
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; outrageous; steep; usurious

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Explanation of factious (adjective)
dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)

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Explanation of implication (noun)
form: implications
a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement)

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Explanation of perdurable (adjective)
very long lasting; undestroyable

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Explanation of amylaceous (adjective)
resembling starch; amyloid; amyloidal; farinaceous

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