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abridge
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to condense, shorten
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interlocutor
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one who takes part in conversation
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opprobrious
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expressing contempt, reproach; deserving of disgrace
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ostracize
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to exclude (typically from a society or group)
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sanctimonious
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hypocritically devout; acting morally superior to another
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sedition
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behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state
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seminal
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influential in an original way, providing a basis for further development; creative
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solicitous
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anxious, concerned; full of desire, eager
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strident
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loud, harsh, unpleasantly noisy
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wax
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to increase gradually; to begin to be
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