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::: retrograde - go backwards; recede; degenerate; deteriorate; ADJ.
::: pertinacious - holding tenaciously to an action; stubborn; persistent
::: lavish - liberal; wasteful; generous or wasteful in giving or using; abundant; profuse; great; Ex. decorated lavishly; V. give in abundance
::: disengage - uncouple; separate; disconnect; stop fighting; OP. engage
::: implode - burst inward; CF. vaccum tube
::: consign - send to a person or place for sale; deliver officially; entrust; put into the care of another; set apart (for a special purpose); N. consignment; CF. consignor, consignee
::: elated - filled with excited joy and pride; overjoyed; in high spirits; joyful and proud; Ex. elated crowd; V. elate; N. elation
::: banal - hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality; clich\'ed
::: facile - easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial; not deep; Ex. facile solution to a complex problem; Ex. facile speaker; N. facility: ability to do something easily and well; ease in doing resulting from skill or aptitude; something that facilitates an action; amenity; Ex. with great facility
::: rotundity - roundness; sonorousness of speech