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- a. Acridmeans having an unpleasantly bitter, sharp taste or smell;
bitter or caustic in language or manner. Piquantmeans
agreeably pungent, sharp or tart in taste; pleasantly stimulating
or provocative. - b.Paucitymeans scarcity, smallness of supply or quantity. Plethora
means an overabundance, extreme excess. - d.Meretriciousmeans gaudy, tawdry, showily attractive but false or
insincere. Austeremeans severe or stern in attitude or
appearance; simple, unadorned, plain. - b.Frugalmeans careful and economical, sparing, thrifty. Prodigal
means recklessly wasteful or extravagant, especially with money. - c. Impecuniousmeans having little or no money; poor, penniless.
Opulentmeans possessing great wealth; affluent. - a. Antithesismeans the direct or exact opposite; contrast.
Propinquitymeans proximity; affinity, similarity in nature. - b.A debacleis a sudden disaster or total failure. Éclatis conspicuous
success, great acclaim, or brilliant achievement. - c. Euphoriais a feeling of well-being and high spirits. Malaiseis a
feeling of illness or unease. - a. Intractablemeans unmanageable, unruly, or stubborn. Tractable
means easily managed or controlled; obedient, docile. - d.Profligatemeans recklessly wasteful or extravagant; prodigal,
lacking moral restraint. Providentmeans wisely providing for
future needs; frugal. - d.Intractablemeans unmanageable, unruly, or stubborn. Its
antonym is tractable, which means easily managed or controlled;
obedient, docile.