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anathema
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a person or thing detested or loathed; a formal curse
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banter
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an exhange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery
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castigate
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to critcize or reprimand severly
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docile
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easily managed or handled; tractable
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emaciated
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to make or become extremly thin esp as a result of starvation
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gauche
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lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward
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heresy
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opinion or doctrine @ variance with the orthodox or accepted doctrine, esp. of a church or religious system
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ignominy
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great personal dishonor or humilitation
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libation
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a pouring out of wine or other liquid in honor of a deity
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motley
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exhibiting great diversity of elements; heterogeneous
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