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didactic(adjective, obscure, abstruse, plodding)
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arid(adjective, obscure, abstruse, plodding)
2
formal(adjective, obscure, abstruse, plodding)
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abstruse(adjective, sound, obscure, knowledgeable)
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doctrinaire(adjective, obscure, abstruse, plodding)
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dry(adjective, obscure, abstruse, plodding)
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dull(adjective, obscure, abstruse, plodding)
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egotistic(adjective, obscure, abstruse, plodding)
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hairsplitting(adjective, obscure, abstruse, plodding)
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ostentatious(adjective, obscure, abstruse, plodding)
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overnice(adjective, obscure, abstruse, plodding)
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pedagogic(adjective, obscure, abstruse, plodding)
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pompous(adjective, obscure, abstruse, plodding)
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priggish(adjective, obscure, abstruse, plodding)
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sententious(adjective, obscure, abstruse, plodding)
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stilted(adjective, obscure, abstruse, plodding)
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