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  1. adverse         detrimental; a hindrance to something                                                               
  2. boorish         rustic, rude; illiterate or clownish                                                                
  3. commodious      spacious; convenient and roomy                                                                      
  4. decorous        characterized by propriety or rightness of        conduct                                           
  5. dynamic         energetic or forceful; always in motion                                                             
  6. expendable      something used up; something not strictly         necessary                                         
  7. frugal          thrifty; costing little money                                                                       
  8. histrionic      overly dramatic; over-reacting                                                                      
  9. ineluctable     not able to be avoided; inevitable                                                                  
  10. invidious       creating ill will; provoking anger                                                                  
  11. malevolent      wishing evil towards; malicious                                                                     
  12. obstreperous    aggressively noisy; boisterous                                                                      
  13. peremptory      decisive; absolute; dictatorial in decisions                                                        
  14. prodigious      enormous or extraordinary; marvelous                                                                
  15. raucous         boisterous; unruly; harsh in sound                                                                  
  16. scurrilous      very offensive; indecent                                                                            
  17. subliminal      affecting the subconscious outside of conscious   awareness                                         
  18. torpid          inactive; dormant; apathetic; dull; lethargic                                                       
  19. untenable       unable to be maintained; not supported by the     facts                                             
  20. vituperative    scolding in mean-spirited manner; berating                                                          
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