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Congeners

things that are of the same kind or type.

Flabbergasted

shocked or greatly surprised.

Probity

the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency.

Reticence

the quality of being reserved or uncommunicative.

Costive

constipated; also used metaphorically for being slow or sluggish.

Chicanery

the use of trickery to achieve a purpose.

Unpropitious

unfavourable or not auspicious.

Discompose

to disturb the normal arrangement or order of something; to unsettle.

Onerous

involving great effort, difficulty, or expense.

Indisposition

a slight illness or lack of energy.

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