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Pedantic-overly concerned with minute details Assuage (assuaging) -to make less intense, to satisfy, to appease Diffident-modest, shy, lacking in confidence Polemical (polemic)-A controversial argument or person engaged in or inclined to controversy, argument, or refutation. 5. Phlegmatic (phlegmatically)- not easily excited to action or display of emotion, apathetic, sluggish, clam, composed. 6. Ensconce (ensconced)- to settle or place securely or snugly 7. Abstruse-difficult to comprehend 8. Accrued (accrue)-to happen as a result of natural growth, to be added as a matter of periodic gain or advantage. 9. Inveigle (inveigled)-to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery. 10. Probity- integrity, uprightness, honesty. 11. Purport- to give or present, but often with the false impression of being someone or something intending something. 12. Expound-to explain in detail 13. Attrition-a reduction or decrease in numbers, size, or strength. 14. Proviso- a statement that makes a condition, qualification, or restriction 15. Opprobrium- scornful treatment or contempt, especially as a result of disgraceful behavior 16. Impinge-to go beyond desirable or establish limits; to encroach; to come into contact with, especially forcefully 17. Synecdoche-a specific form of metonymy. A synecdoche is a substitute word that refers to a specific thing or person instead of a concept/idea or action.