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Anodyne- 1. Serving to relieve pain; soothing. 2. Not likely to offend; bland; innocuous.

1. He is alternately accused of being too much the warrior and too anodyne.
   – Hanna Rosin, “The Madness of Speaker Newt”, New Republic, March 17, 1997

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Contemn-To regard or treat with disdain or contempt; to scorn; to despise.

1. Nor, despite his seeming Jansenist severity, would Pascal contemn such pleasures. Even he, the least therapeutic writer imaginable, admits that diversions can help to heal the beset soul.
   – Edward T. Oakes, “Pascal: The First Modern Christian”, First Things, August 1, 1999

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Gustatory- Of or pertaining to the sense of taste.

1. “Why . . . would something that provides such gustatory pleasure turn out to be supposedly the worst thing you could ever eat?”
   – Richard Turner, “The Trendy Diet That Sizzles”, Newsweek, September 6, 1999

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Subservient-servile; excessively submissive; obsequious: subservient persons; subservient conduct.

1. Unfortunately, some people whom suffer from an extreme case of low self-esteem enjoy treating their loved ones to be subservient and obedient.

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Thanx Donell for today’s word.

Indigent-Extremely poor; not having the necessities of life, such as food, clothing and shelter.

1. “In a landmark case 35 years ago, Gideon v Wainwright, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled that indigent defendants must be provided with a lawyer at state expense because there could be no fair trial in a serious criminal case without one.”
   – “Too poor to be defended”, The Economist, April 9, 1998

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Forlorn-Sad and lonely because deserted, abandoned, or lost.

1. “Henry had felt guilty at abandoning his sister; he had married not once but twice, leaving Rose forlorn.”
   – Anita Brookner, Visitors

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Glutinous-Of the nature of glue; resembling glue; sticky.

1. “Besides, the sensation of glutinous raw egg-yolk sliding down my throat like a plump mollusc would not necessarily be helpful in my current state.”
   – Victoria Moore, “Dog daze - young alcoholics’ way of life”, New Statesman, January 1, 1999

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Capacious-Able to contain much; roomy; spacious.

1. “Litter was picked up non stop during the week (mostly by that nice governor with the capacious pockets).”
   – Faysal Mikdadi, “‘Why shouldn’t it be like this all the time?’”, The Guardian, September 2, 2002

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Renascent-Springing or rising again into being; showing renewed vigor.

1. “In the wings a renascent conservative movement waited to make the most of that discontent.”
   – Bruce J. Schulman, The Seventies

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Dilatory-Tending to put off what ought to be done at once; given to procrastination.

1. “I am inclined to be dilatory, and if I had not enjoyed extraordinary luck in life and love I might have been living with my mother at that very moment, doing nothing.”
   – Carroll O’Connor, I Think I’m Outta Here

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