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  1. autocratic      holding independent and unlimited powers of       government                                        
  2. centrifugal     moving outward from the center                                                                      
  3. cordial         warmly and genially friendly; gracious                                                              
  4. discursive      proceeding rapidly from one subject to another;   rambling                                          
  5. equivocal       having a doubtful meaning; ambiguous                                                                
  6. fetid           having a foul odor; stinking                                                                        
  7. halcyon         calm; peaceful                                                                                      
  8. incandescent    glowing with heat; glowing zeal; brilliance                                                         
  9. insolvent       bankrupt; penniless; debts greater than assets                                                      
  10. licentious      lewd; immoral; lustful; salacious                                                                   
  11. nebulous        vague; indistinct; cloudlike or misty                                                               
  12. overt           open to view; not hidden from sight                                                                 
  13. plebian         common; ordinary; coarse and vulgar                                                                 
  14. punitive        of or pertaining to punishment; meant to punish                                                     
  15. rococo          very elaborate; florid; highly decorated                                                            
  16. splenetic       irritable and peevish; spiteful                                                                     
  17. taciturn        given to silence; reserved in manner                                                                
  18. turbid          thick and dense; cloudy, as in a liquid; muddled  up or confused                                    
  19. verbose         using an overabundance of words; wordy                                                              
  20. wary            carefully watching; cautious                                                                        
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