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moot
open to question; debatable; unresolved
gregarious
characterized by a liking for companionship; sociable
hiatus
gap; break; interruption
felicitous
particularly apt or well chosen; pleasing
decrepitude
state of collapse brought about by illness or old age
infinitesimal
immeasurably small
decimate
destroy a large part of
insular
narrow-minded; relating to an island
intransigent
refusing to compromise or abandon a position or attitude
jingoism
extreme chauvinism or nationalism
limpid
clear; serene and untroubled
innocuous
hamless; not likely to give offense
machination
scheme to accomplish a usually evil result
malevolent
characterized by vicious ill will or hatred.
galvanize
stimulate or excite (usually into action of some sort)