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- supercilious
- coolly and patronizingly haughty
- imbricate
- lying lapped over each other in regular order
- fervid
- very hot : burning
- soporific
- causing or tending to cause sleep : tending to dull awareness or alertness
- jerkwater
- remote and unimportant
- nuance
- a subtle distinction or variation
- williwaw
- a : a sudden violent gust of cold land air common along mountainous coasts of high latitudesb: a sudden violent wind
- adversity
- a state, condition, or instance of serious or continued difficulty or adverse fortune
- ashram
- a secluded dwelling of a Hindu sage; also : the group of disciples instructed there
- minatory
- having a menacing quality : threatening
- escapade
- a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct
- harry
- to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault
- rambunctious
- marked by uncontrollable exuberance