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Poignant- 1. Keenly distressing to the feelings: poignant regret.

Poignant- 1. Keenly distressing to the feelings: poignant regret. 2 . Keen or strong in mental appeal: a subject of poignant interest. 3 . Affecting or moving the emotions : a poignant scene. 4 . Pungent to the smell: poignant cooking odors.

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Poignant- 1. Keenly distressing to the feelings: poignant regret.

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  1. Poignant- 1. Keenly distressing to the feelings: poignant regret. 2. Keen orstrong in mental appeal: a subject of poignant interest. 3. Affecting ormoving the emotions: a poignant scene. 4. Pungent to the smell: poignant cookingodors.

  2. Inundate- 1. To flood;coveroroverspread with water;deluge. 2. To overwhelm: inundated withletters of protest.

  3. Fruitless- 1. Useless; unproductive; without results or success:a fruitless searchfor the missing treasure. 2. Bearing nofruit;  barren.

  4. Garbled- 1. To confuse unintentionally or ignorantly; jumble: to garble instructions. 2. To makeunfair or misleading selections from or arrangementof(fact,statements,writings,etc.);distort:to garble a quotation.

  5. Sanguine- 1. Cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident: a sanguine disposition; sanguine expectations. 2. Reddish; ruddy: a sanguine complexion. 3. (In old physiology) having blood as the predominating humor and consequently being ruddy-faced, cheerful, etc. 4. Bloody; sanguinary. 5. Blood-red;red.

  6. Phlegmatic- 1. Not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish. 2. Self-possessed, calm, or composed.

  7. Corroborate- To make more certain; confirm: He corroborated my accountoftheaccident.

  8. Comprehensive- 1. Of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive: a comprehensive study of world affairs. 2.Comprehending  mentally; having an extensive mental range or grasp. 3. Insurance ; covering or providing broad protection against loss.

  9. Zealous- Full of, characterized by, or due to zeal;  ardently active, devoted, or diligent. Synonyms;enthusiastic,eager, fervid, fervent, intense,passionate,warm.

  10. Coerce- 1. To compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially withoutregard for individual desire or volition:They coerced him into signing the document. 2. To bring about through the use of forceor other forms of compulsion; exact: tocoerceobedience. 3. To dominate or control, especiallybyexploiting fear, anxiety, etc.: The state is based on successfullycoercing the individual.

  11. Elapse- (Of time)toslipor pass by: Thirty minutes elapsed before the performancebegan.

  12. Meticulous- 1. Taking orshowingextremecare about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulouscraftsman;meticulous personal appearance. 2. Finicky; fussy: meticulous adherence to technicalities.

  13. Domicile- A placeofresidence;abode;houseorhome.

  14. Lax- 1. Not strict or severe; careless or negligent: lax morals; a lax attitude toward discipline. 2. Loose or slack; not tense, rigid, or firm: a lax rope; a lax handshake. 3. Not rigidly exact or precise; vague: lax ideas. 4. Open, loose,ornotretentive,asdiarrhealbowels. 5. (Of a person) having the bowels unusually loose or open.

  15. Sporadic- 1. (Of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm. 2. Appearing in scattered or isolated instances, as a disease. 3. Isolated, as a single instance of something; being or occurring apart from others. 4. Occurring singly or widely apart in locality:thesporadic growth of plants.

  16. Rash- 1. Acting or tending to act too hastily or without due consideration. 2. Characterized by or showing too great haste or lack of consideration:rashpromises.

  17. Conjecture- 1. The formation or expressionof an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof. 2. An opinionor theory so formed or expressed; guess; speculation.

  18. Obviate- To anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages,etc.)byeffective measures; render unnecessary:to obviate the risk of serious injury.

  19. Lurid- 1. Gruesome; horrible; revolting: the lurid details of an accident. 2.Glaringly vivid or sensational; shocking:the lurid tales of pulp magazines. 3. Terrible in intensity, fierce passion, or unrestraint: lurid crimes. 4. Lighted or shining with an unnatural, fiery glow; wildly or garishlyred:a lurid sunset. 5. Wan, pallid, or ghastlyinhue;livid.

  20. Quip- 1.acleverorwittyremarkorcomment. 2. a sharp, sarcasticremark;acuttingjest. Synonyms;1.joke, witticism. 2.  gibe, sally, jape.

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