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Lobbyist

Someone who is employed to persuade how legislators vote

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Longevity

The period of having lived for a considerable time.

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Mundane

Found in the ordinary course of events

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Nonchalant

Marked by casual unconcern or indifference

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Opulent

Rich and superior in quality

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Orator

A person who delivers a speech

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Ostentatious

Intended to attract and impress others

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Parched

Extremely thirsty

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Perfidious

Tending to betray

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Pragmatic

Concerned with practical matters.

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Precocious

Characterized by exceptionally early development

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Pretentious

Creating an appearance of importance or distinction

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Procrastinate

Postponing doing one should be doing

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Prosaic

Lacking wit or imagination

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Prosperity

The condition of having good fortune

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Provocative

Serving or tending to excite or simulate

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Prudent

Marked by sound judgement

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Querulous

Habitually complaining

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Rancorous

Showing deep-seated resentment

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Reclusive

Withdrawn from society, seeking solitude

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Reverence

A feeling of profound respect for someone or something

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Reconciliation

The reestablishment of cordial relations

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Renovation

The act of improving by renewing and restoring

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Restrained

Under control

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Sagacity

Trait of having wisdom and good judgement

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Scrutinize

Examine carefully for accuracy

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Spontaneous

Said or done without having been planned in advance

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Spurious

Plausible but false

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Submissive

Inclined or willing to give in to orders or wishes of others

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Substantiate

Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

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Subtle

Difficult to detect or grasp by mind or analyze

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Superficial

Of, affecting, or being on or near the surface

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Superfluous

More than is needed, desired, or required

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Surreptitious

Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy

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Tactful

Having a sense of what is considerate in dealing with others

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Tenacious

Stubbornly unyielding

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Transient

Lasting a very short time

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Venerable

Profoundly honored

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Vindicate

Show to be right by providing justification or proof

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Wary

Marked by keen caution and watchful prudence

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