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  1. Machiavellian   amoral principles of behavior, especially in      politics                                          
  2. benignant       kind, gracious; exerting a good influence                                                           
  3. cogent          convincing; forcible; well-thought out                                                              
  4. credible        able to be believed; worthy of confidence                                                           
  5. dormant         asleep; inactive as if asleep                                                                       
  6. ethnic          belonging to a particular race, culture or        language                                          
  7. florid          being of reddish color; excessively ornate                                                          
  8. herbivorous     plant-eating                                                                                        
  9. incredulous     not willing or disposed to believe; skeptical                                                       
  10. intransigent    refusing to compromise; unbending                                                                   
  11. lucid           clear; easily understood; rational                                                                  
  12. nugatory        worthless; of little or no consequence                                                              
  13. pastoral        pertaining to shepherds or country life; per-     taining to the duties of clergy                   
  14. pragmatic       practical; believing that results are more        important than principles                         
  15. rabid           unreasonably fanatical and zealous; of or per-    taining to rabies                                 
  16. sanguine        of cheerful disposition; robust and healthy                                                         
  17. stoic           being above the passions; not showing emotion                                                       
  18. tenuous         thin and delicate; weak and unsubstantial                                                           
  19. unctuous        unduly suave; slippery and oily                                                                     
  20. virile          possessing masculine qualities; vigorous and      forceful                                          
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