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acuity
sharpness (mental or visual)
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braggart
someone who boasts
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debunking
exposing false claims or myths
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epitomized
typified; characterized; personified
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hidebound
rigid in opinions
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languish
decay; fade away; get weaker
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obsequious
servile; submissive
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polemical
causing debate or argument
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restorative
a tonic
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thwart
prevent; frustrate