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stinging, bitter in temper or tone
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Acrimonious
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syn.: biting, caustic, rancorous, hostile, peevish
ant.: gentle, warm, mild, friendly, cordia |
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Resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive
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Bovine
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Syn.: stolid, dull,slow, stupid
ant.: alert, sharp, bright, keep, quick |
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Dismay, confusion
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Consternation
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Syn.: shock, amazement, bewilderment, dismay
ant.: calm, composure, aplomb |
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Fat; having a large, bulky body
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Corpulent
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syn.: overweight, heavy, obese, stout, portly
ant.: slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated |
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to deny responsibility for or connection with
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Disavow
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Syn.: disown,disclaim, retract, abjure
ant.: Acknowledge, admit, grant, certify |
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Impartial; calm, free from emotion
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Dispassionate
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syn.: unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached
ant.: committed, engaged, partial, biased |
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disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
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dissension
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syn.: strife, discord, contention
ant.: agreement, accord, harmony |
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to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure
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Dissipate
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syn.: disperse, stre, diffuse, waste
ant.: gather, collect, conserve, husband |
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to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify
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Expurgate
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syn.: purge, censor, bowdlerize
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an armored or protective glove; a challenge, ; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal
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Gauntlet
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syn.: dare, provocation, trial, punishment
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