Select the synonym of elate

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His pugnacious response to the criticism only intensified the argument.

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Hustle

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After his repeated warnings went unheard, the teacher decided to stop trying to discipline the unruly students, realising that it is useless to offer advice to someone who refuses to listen.

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The school's ____ gave a speech on moral values, explaining how living by a good ____ shapes character.

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A person who writes books, articles, or stories as a profession

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The act of expressing profound and often bitter grief or lamentation, especially in a public or formal setting, for a loss that is perceived to be irrecoverable

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Don't you think she is too meretricious in her manner?

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Intrepid

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Mr. Satish Gujral was ___________ both as a social worker and as a portrait painter.

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Despite his elaborate justifications, the lawyer's argument was ultimately dismissed as an attempt to deceive people by using clever but misleading reasoning.