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260 Cards in this Set
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abhor
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to hate
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abhorrence
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strong hatred
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abolition
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elimination
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acerbic
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sharp; bitter
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acrimony
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bitterness; hostility
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acrimonious
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bitter
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adverse
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opposing; unfavorable
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adversary
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enemy
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affront
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to insult
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alienate
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to make unfriendly or hostile
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antipathy
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intense dislike
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apathy
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lack of interest; indifference
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apathetic
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lacking interest
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aspersion
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insult
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aversion
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hatred
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averse
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opposed
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banal
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boring
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banish
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to force to leave
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bar
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to keep out; to exclude
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disbar
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to expel a lawyer from law practice
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belittle
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to criticize
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bemoan
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to regret or disapprove of deeply
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berate
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to scold; to criticize
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bias
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a preference; a prejudice
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unbiased
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fair
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biting
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sharp; sarcastic
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bungle
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to mess up; to make stupid mistakes
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callous
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unfeeling; hard
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calumny
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a false, harmful statement; slander
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carp
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to complain
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castigate
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to punish or criticize harshly
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catcall
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sound of disapproval
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caustic
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sarcastic
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censor
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1. one with power to stop publication
2. to block out offensive material |
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censure
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1. to criticize harshly
2. extreme disapproval; punishment |
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chagrin
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strong embarassment or dissapointment
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chasten
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to punish; to discipline
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chastise
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1. to criticize harshly
2. to punish |
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chide
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to scold; to express disapproval
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complacent
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self-satisfied; smug
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condemn
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to disapprove, to pronounce guilty; to sentence
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condemnatory
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strongly disapproving
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condescend
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to talk down to
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condescension
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arrogance; acting superior
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contempt
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hatred
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contrive
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to plan; to scheme
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contrivance
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clever or artificial trick or device
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critic
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one who makes unfavorable comments
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critical
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1. negative; criticizing
2. very important |
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crude
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1. rude; unrefined
2. raw; unpurified |
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cynic
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a critical, negative person
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cynical
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doubting
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cynicism
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doubt or pessimism
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decry
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to criticize publicly
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defame
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to attack someone's reputation
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deflate
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to discourage
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defunct
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dead
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degrade
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to dishonor
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demean
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to lower in worth, character, or respect
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denigrate
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to criticize
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denounce
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to cricize openly or formally
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denunciation
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public criticism
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deplore
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1. to regret deeply, to mourn
2. to criticize |
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deplorable
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1. regrettable
2. deserving criticism |
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deprecate
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to criticize
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depreciate
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to lose value
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deride
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to ridicule
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derisive
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ridiculing; mocking
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derogatory
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insulting
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deteriorate
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to decay; to become worse
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detract
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to take away; to diminish value
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deviate
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to go off course
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devious
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dishonest; sneaky
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deviation
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abnormality
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diatribe
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a long angry speech
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diffident
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shy
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discriminate
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to notice differences
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discriminatory
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biased
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indiscriminate
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random
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undiscriminating
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lacking judgement
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disdain
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1. to look down on; to scorn
2. arrogant contempt; scorn |
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disdainful
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expressing hatred or scorn
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dismissive
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rejecting; showing indifference
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disparage
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to criticize; to disrespect
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distort
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to twist or change
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dormant
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asleep
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dreary
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gloomy
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ego
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excessive pride in oneself
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egotism
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conceit
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elude
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to excape capture or understanding
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elusive
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hard to catch or understand; evasive
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enmity
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hatred
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eradicate
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to get rid of
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err
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to make a mistake
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erroneous
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false
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estrange
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to keep at a distance
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estrangement
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an unfriendly seperation
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evade
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to avoid
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evasive
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avoiding
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evict
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to force out
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exacerbate
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to make worse
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exasperate
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to frusterate
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exclusive
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selective
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execrate
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to detest deeply
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execrable
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detestable; very bad
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fallacy
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false idea
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fallacious
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false
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fallible
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likely to be wrong
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farce
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1. an exaggerated comedy
2. a ridiculous and meaningless show; a mockery |
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farcical
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ridiculous
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fastidious
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fussy; difficult to please
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flawed
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imperfect
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flippant
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disrespectfully joking or casual
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folly
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foolish behavior
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fraudulent
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fake; dishonest
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defraud
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to cheat
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fricasee
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to criticize
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gibe
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to ridicule
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glutton
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one who eats too much
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grievance
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complaint
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grimace
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a facial expression of disapproval or pain
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gross
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vulgar
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grudge
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to resent
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grudging
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resentful; unwilling
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begrudge
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to resent
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grump
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to complain; to criticize
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gullible
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believing everything
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haphazard
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careless
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harangue
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a long arrogant speech
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hypocrisy
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insincerity
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hypocrite
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an insincere person
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illusion
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false impression
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illusory
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deceptive; unreal
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disillusion
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to free from false belief
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inane
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silly; meaningless
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indict
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to accuse formally of a crime
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inept
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clumsy
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inexorible
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inflexible
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inimical
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unfriendly
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insidious
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dangerous in a subtle way
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insipid
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tasteless
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insulate
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to protect from outside forces
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insular
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isolated
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invective
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insult
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isolate
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to set apart; seperate
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jaded
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bored
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jeer
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1. to ridicule
2. an insult |
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lampoon
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to ridicule
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lethargic
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tired; lazy
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libel
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lies that harm someones reputation
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libelous
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harmful and untrue
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listless
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lacking energy
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loathe
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to hate
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loath
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reluctant
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ludicrous
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ridiculous
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malediction
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a curse
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malefactor
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an evildoer
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malevolent
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hostile
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malice
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ill will; evil intent
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malign
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to speak lies about; to slander
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malignancy
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harmfulness
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marginal
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insignificant
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mediocre
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average
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melodrama
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exaggerated emotions
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mere
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minor
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merely
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only
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misanthrope
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one who dislikes all people
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mock
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1. fake
2. to ridicule; to mimic |
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mockery
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scornful mockery
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monotony
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boredom
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mordant
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very sarcastic
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mundane
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ordinary
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neglect
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to fail to take care of
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negligent
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careless
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negligible
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insignificant
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nondescript
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lacking distinct characteristics
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notorious
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famous for something bad
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obsession
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infatuation
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odious
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hateful
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onerous
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troublesome
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ostracize
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to exclude
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overbearing
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arrogant
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oversight
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1. careless mistake
2. supervision |
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pan
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to criticize
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pariah
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an outcast
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parody
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1. humorous imitation
2. to ridicule through imitation |
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pejoritive
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insulting
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pretense
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a false appearance
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pretentious
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pretending to be important or fancy
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pretension
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a false claim; showiness
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unpretentious
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modest
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provincial
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narrow-minded
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prurient
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indecent; lustful
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pungent
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harsh; sharp in smell or taste
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querulous
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complaining
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rail
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to complain
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rancor
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hatred
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rancorous
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bitterly resentful
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rebuff
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to refuse bluntly
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rebuke
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to criticize
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reclusive
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living alone
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remiss
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careless
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remonstrate
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to scold
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remote
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distant
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renounce
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to disown publicly
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renunciation
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rejection
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reprehend
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to criticize
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reproach
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to scold
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irreproachable
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blameless
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reprove
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to criticize
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repudiate
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to reject
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repugnant
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offensive; disgusting
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repugnance
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disgust
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rescind
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to take back; repeal
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resigned
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accepting the inevitable
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resignation
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hopeless acceptance
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revile
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to insult
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revulsion
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extreme disgust
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ridicule
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to make fun of
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rigor
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strictness
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rigorous
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strict
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sabotage
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intentional damage
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sardonic
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sarcastic
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satire
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the use of ridicule to expose a flaw
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satiric
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ridiculing
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scathing
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harshly critical
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unscathed
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undamaged
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scoff
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to ridicule; to mock
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scorn
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to show dislike and disrespect
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sever
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to seperate
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shun
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to reject; to avoid
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slander
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to harm by making a false statement
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slight
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1. to insult
2. an insult 3. small |
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slur
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to speak unclearly; an insult
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smug
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self-satisfied
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sneer
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to show scorn
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snide
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arrogantly insulting
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sniff
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to express disapproval
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soporific
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boring
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spiteful
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hateful; mean
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spurn
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to reject openly
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stagnate
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to stop moving; to stop developing
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stagnation
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inactivity
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stickler
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a picky and demanding person
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stringent
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strict; harsh
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sully
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to dirty
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superficial
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shallow
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taunt
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to tease
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tedium
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boredom
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tentative
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uncertain
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tepid
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lukewarm
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travesty
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a joke
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uncanny
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weird; impossible to explain
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upbraid
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to criticize harshly
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vapid
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uninteresting
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vilify
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to criticize harshly
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vitriolic
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sharp or bitter
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wail
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1. to cry loudly
2. a loud sad cry |
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bewail
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to complain about
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wry
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sarcastically humorous
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