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majordomo
def: a chief butler or assistant
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untenable
def: impossible to defend or justify
syn: groundless; unsupported; indefensible
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perambulate
def: to walk about; to stroll
syn: saunter; wander
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veneer
def: a thin, attractive layer that conceals something common or coarse
syn: disguise; gloss; facade
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timorous
def: timid
syn: bashful; sheepish; reticent
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luminous
def: emitting light
syn: glowing; radiant
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circuitous
def: indirect; roundabout
syn: roundabout; meandering
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perquisite
def: a tip or payment in addition to regular wages
syn: fringe benefit; perk; benefit
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probity
def: confirmed integrity; respectability
syn: rectitude; decency; trustworthiness
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polemical
def: relating to controversy or argument
syn: controversial; contentious
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tacit
def: indicated but not expressed; implied silently
syn: hinted; suggested; unspoken
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largesse
def: generosity
syn: magnanimity; munificence
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indolent
def: lazy
syn: torpid; idle; lethargic
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circumlocution
def: the use of unnecessarily wordy or evasive language
syn: discursiveness; indirectness; evasion
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depredate
def: to plunder and pillage
syn: pilfer; ransack; ravage
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