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  1. autocratic      holding independent and unlimited powers of       government                                        Russia was long ruled by @ rulers bent on controlling all.  
  2. centrifugal     moving outward from the center                                                                      The @ force kept the children pinned to the walls.          
  3. cordial         warmly and genially friendly; gracious                                                              The U.S. has @ relations with most countries.               
  4. discursive      proceeding rapidly from one subject to another;   rambling                                          The author's @ talk skipped from subject to subject.        
  5. equivocal       having a doubtful meaning; ambiguous                                                                The meaning of the doubtful phrase seemed @.                
  6. fetid           having a foul odor; stinking                                                                        The collapsed mine emitted the @ odor of gas.               
  7. halcyon         calm; peaceful                                                                                      If nations could cooperate, this world would be truly @.    
  8. incandescent    glowing with heat; glowing zeal; brilliance                                                         The @ glow from the star lit their way.                     
  9. insolvent       bankrupt; penniless; debts greater than assets                                                      The @ business was forced to declare bankruptcy.            
  10. licentious      lewd; immoral; lustful; salacious                                                                   The @ movie house was shut down by the vice squad.          
  11. nebulous        vague; indistinct; cloudlike or misty                                                               A vague and @ feeling of anxiety hung over the crowd.       
  12. overt           open to view; not hidden from sight                                                                 Criminal action is usually not @, but hidden.               
  13. plebeian        common; ordinary; coarse and vulgar                                                                 The aristocrat was not used to dealing with @ concerns.     
  14. punitive        of or pertaining to punishment; meant to punish                                                     The @ taxation was meant to punish the Colonies.            
  15. rococo          very elaborate; florid; highly decorated                                                            Many @ cathedrals can be found in Spain.                    
  16. splenetic       irritable and peevish; spiteful                                                                     The @ woman always waited for opportunities for revenge.    
  17. taciturn        given to silence; reserved in manner                                                                The @ man rarely spoke unless spoken to.                    
  18. turbid          thick and dense; cloudy, as in a liquid; muddled  up or confused                                    The mud swirled around in the @ water.                      
  19. verbose         using an overabundance of words; wordy                                                              The @ author was incapable of writing short stories.        
  20. wary            carefully watching; cautious                                                                        One should always be @ of unknown dogs.                     
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