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  1. arduous         requiring great exertion; difficult                                                                 
  2. brusque         abrupt in manner; blunt; rough                                                                      
  3. congenital      existing from one's birth; inherent in the very   being of a person or thing                        
  4. deleterious     injurious; hurtful; harmful to health                                                               
  5. efficacious     producing an intended effect                                                                        
  6. facetious       marked by levity or flippant humor                                                                  
  7. garrulous       given to continual talking; rambling                                                                
  8. ignominious     shameful; involving dishonor or disgrace                                                            
  9. ingenuous       straightforward; innocent and simple; naive                                                         
  10. itinerant       going from place to place; wandering; having no   fixed residence                                   
  11. mendacious      lying; untruthful                                                                                   
  12. officious       obtrusive; meddlesome                                                                               
  13. perfunctory     done mechanically; careless; lacking enthusiasm                                                     
  14. prolix          overly verbose; long and drawn out in speech                                                        
  15. reciprocal      done by each for the other; mutual                                                                  
  16. sedentary       unmoving or inactive; sluggish; characterized     by sitting                                        
  17. sultry          oppressively hot and humid; passionate                                                              
  18. tractable       easily controlled; manageable; docile                                                               
  19. vacuous         having no content; lacking intelligence                                                             
  20. volatile        easily influenced or changing; unstable and       explosive                                         
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