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adj. notorious
(a) renowned; having an unfavorable connotation; known for disgrace
(b) wise; clever; shrewd
(c) corrupt; degenerate; debauched
(d) commanding fear or respect; horrible; dreadful; formidable
 
adj. chronic
(a) continuing a long time; habitual; lingering; constant; lasting
(b) of or having to do with citizens or the state; polite; courteous
(c) emphasizing minutiae or form in scholarship or teaching; strict; meticulous
(d) understood by only a chosen few; confidential; private
 
adj. punitive
(a) happy; cheery; merry; carefree
(b) serving as a penalty; penalizing
(c) ridiculous; producing laughter; absurd
(d) affectedly or falsely modest or prim; serious; calm; shy
 
adj. incisive
(a) no longer productive; worn out; degenerate; exhausted
(b) in abundance; fertile; highly productive
(c) getting to the heart of things; to the point
(d) festive; gay; friendly; sociable; merry
 
adj. autocratic
(a) despotic; dictatorial
(b) working or done for payment only; hired for service
(c) untiring; persistent; industrious; inexhaustible
(d) courageous; brave; fearless

 

adj. perverse
(a) nameless; unidentified
(b) villainous; wicked; hateful
(c) willfully bent on doing the wrong thing; distorted; deviant
(d) brief; passing swiftly; temporary; transient
 
adj. immaculate
(a) opinionated; rigid; authoritative; intolerant
(b) perfectly clean; correct; pure
(c) able to do many things skillfully
(d) amazing by virtue of its immense size, force or any quality in exceptional degree
 
adj. articulate
(a) unconquerable; unbeatable; invulnerable; indisputable
(b) clear; distinct; expressed with clarity; skillful with words
(c) objectionable; may be protested
(d) fond of the company of others; sociable
 
adj. gregarious
(a) indifferent; lethargic
(b) fond of the company of others; sociable
(c) threatening or showing evil; dishonest; malicious
(d) exempt from or protected against something; resistant; free; exempt; protected
 
adj. ambiguous
(a) inclined to believe anything; easily imposed upon; naive; gullible; deceivable
(b) not clear; uncertain; vague
(c) affectedly or falsely modest or prim; serious; calm; shy
(d) having to do with shepherds or the country; rural

adj. notorious (a) renowned; having an unfavorable connotation; known for disgrace
adj. chronic (a) continuing a long time; habitual; lingering; constant; lasting
adj. punitive (b) serving as a penalty; penalizing
adj. incisive (c) getting to the heart of things; to the point
adj. autocratic (a) despotic; dictatorial
adj. perverse (c) willfully bent on doing the wrong thing; distorted; deviant
adj. immaculate (b) perfectly clean; correct; pure
adj. articulate (b) clear; distinct; expressed with clarity; skillful with words
adj. gregarious (b) fond of the company of others; sociable
adj. ambiguous (b) not clear; uncertain; vague

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