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adj. cosmopolitan
(a) free from local prejudices; worldly
(b) detached; unruffled; calm; austere indifference to joy, grief, pleasure or pain
(c) hot and moist; sensuous; stifling
(d) failing to fulfill an obligation; guilty of an offense
 
adj. acrimonious
(a) without hope; sad; dejected; depressed
(b) extremely dry; parched; barren; unimaginative
(c) unrefined in speech or manners; loutish; ill-bred; uncivilized; coarse
(d) sharp or harsh in language or temper; rancorous; bitter; caustic
 
adj. versatile
(a) trite; without freshness or originality; commonplace; stale; usual
(b) without hope; sad; dejected; depressed
(c) given to fault-finding and complaining; discontented
(d) able to do many things skillfully
 
adj. bumptious
(a) arrogant; pushy; self-assertive
(b) reasonable; practical; achievable; likely; possible
(c) unequal; different; unlike; contrasting
(d) instructive; preachy; educational; tending to lecture others excessively
 
adj. zealous
(a) entertaining; distracting; deflecting; amusing
(b) sick; having a sickly yellow coloring
(c) willfully bent on doing the wrong thing; distorted; deviant
(d) full of enthusiasm or eagerness; passionate; excited

 

adj. artful
(a) sly; crafty; skillful; clever; shrewd
(b) proud of oneself and scornful of others; snobbish; arrogant; disdainful
(c) not easily discouraged or defeated; unconquerable
(d) real; genuine; trustworthy; reliable
 
adj. academic
(a) engaged in war; hostile; aggressive
(b) unimportant; small; worthless; minor
(c) describing school and university activities; educated; scholastic
(d) reasonable; practical; achievable; likely; possible
 
adj. bland
(a) having the power to influence or convince; persuasive; influential
(b) abundant; in great quantities; plentiful; bountiful
(c) lacking; empty
(d) gentle; polite; agreeable; pleasant; kind; boring; apathetic
 
adj. fortuitous
(a) ordinary; commonplace; normal; routine; everyday
(b) suited; pleasant; agreeable; affable
(c) happening accidentally; by chance
(d) smooth and slippery; speaking or spoken in a smooth manner; easily fluent; careless; insincere
 
adj. credulous
(a) rarely occurring or appearing; intermittent; occasional; irregular; infrequent
(b) joking in an awkward or improper manner; entertaining amusing
(c) traveling about; wandering
(d) inclined to believe anything; easily imposed upon; naive; gullible; deceivable

adj. cosmopolitan (a) free from local prejudices; worldly
adj. acrimonious (d) sharp or harsh in language or temper; rancorous; bitter; caustic
adj. versatile (d) able to do many things skillfully
adj. bumptious (a) arrogant; pushy; self-assertive
adj. zealous (d) full of enthusiasm or eagerness; passionate; excited
adj. artful (a) sly; crafty; skillful; clever; shrewd
adj. academic (c) describing school and university activities; educated; scholastic
adj. bland (d) gentle; polite; agreeable; pleasant; kind; boring; apathetic
adj. fortuitous (c) happening accidentally; by chance
adj. credulous (d) inclined to believe anything; easily imposed upon; naive; gullible; deceivable

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