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morose
sullenly melancholy; gloomy
platitude
trite, hackneyed remark
rapacious
excessively grasping; covetous
recourse
source of help or strength
spasmodic
periodic; intermittent; subject to outbursts
recalcitrant
obstinately defiant of authority or restraint; difficult to manage
tenuous
having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak
rote
use of unthinking routine or repetition
assonance
repetition of vowel sounds
consonance
repetition of consonant sounds
aubade
A love song lamenting the arrival of dawn
petulant
characterized by capricious ill humor; insolent and rude
sacrosanct
most sacred or holy
pique
irritation; resentment
sardonic
sarcastic; scornful; cynical; mocking