corpulent: having a large, cumbersome body

denizen: inhabitant

dilatory: procrastinatory

ectoplasm: a gel-like material which supposedly helps to summon spirits

euphemism: substitution of an inoffensive phrase or word for an offensive one

fortuitous: occurring by chance; lucky; serendipitous

fractious: unruly; quarrelsome; irritable

garrulous: pointlessly wordy; over-talkative

malevolence: intense ill will

meritricious: tawdry; gaudy

peremptory: admitting no argument; characterized by arrogant self-assurance

portentious: self-consciously weighty; pompous

prodigality: lavishness; reckless luxury

provincial: limited; narrow; unsophisticated

punctilious: characterized by extreme attention to detail

redolent: aromatic; scented; suggestive of

strident: commanding attention with volume or obtrusiveness

supercilious: contemptuous

turgid: swollen; bombastic in style

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