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::: insalubrious - unwholesome; not healthful; Ex. insalubrious place
::: reticent - inclined to silence; uncommunicative; reserved; Ex. He was reticent about the reasons; N. reticence
::: conifer - pine tree (usu. evergreen); cone-bearing tree; ADJ. coniferous; CF. deciduous; CF. evergreen
::: spectral - ghostly; N. specter: spectre; ghost; phantom
::: impart - grant a share of; make known; Ex. news to impart
::: smirk - conceited smile; offensively self-satisfied smile (often at someone else's misfortune); V.
::: extemporaneous - not planned; impromptu; extempore
::: oblique - indirect; slanting (deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line); Ex. oblique reference
::: prowess - extraordinary ability; military bravery; Ex. prowess in battle
::: foment - stir up; incite; instigate; promote the growth of (something evil or unpleasant)