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punctilious

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marked by precise accordance with details

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pundit

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an expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called on to give opinions about it to the public

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purvey

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supply with provisions

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pusillanimous

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showing a lack of courage or determination; timid

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quell

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suppress or crush completely
overcome or allay

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quiescent

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in a state or period of inactivity or dormancy

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quixotic

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not sensible about practical matters, unrealistic

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quotidian

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found in the ordinary course of events

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rabble

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a disorderly crowd of people
disparaging terms for the common people

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raffish

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unconventional and slightly disreputable, esp. in an attractive manner

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ramify

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form branches or offshoots; spread or branch out

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rancorous

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showingg deep-seated resentment

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rapacious

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aggressively greedy or grasping

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rarefy

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-weaken the consistency of
-make more subtle or refined
-lessen the density or solidity of

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rebuff

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reject (someone or something) in an abrupt or ungracious manner

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recalcitrant

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marked by stubborn resistance to authority

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recidivism

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habitual relapse into crime

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recondite

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difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge

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redoubtable

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inspiring fear
having or worthy of pride

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refractory

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-stubborn or unmanageable
-resistant to a process or stimulus

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refulgent

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shining brightly

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regale

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entertain or amuse (someone) with talk

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regicide

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the act of killing a king

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relegate

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consign or dismiss to an inferior rank or position

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remonstrate

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make a forcefully reproachful protest

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repast

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a meal

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reprobate

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an unprincipled person

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repudiate

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refuse to accept or be associated with

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requite

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make appropriate return for (a favor or service); reward

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restive

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unable to keep still or silent and becoming increasingly difficult to control, esp. because of impatience, dissatisfaction; or boredom

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reticent

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not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily

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rubric

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a heading on a document

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sagacious

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having or showing ken mental discernment and good judgment; shrewd

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salacious

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(of writing, pictures, or talk) treating sexual matters in an indecent way and typically conveying undue interest in or enjoyment of the subject

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salient

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most noticeable or important

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salubrious

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health-giving; healthy

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salutary

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(esp. with reference to something unwelcome or unpleasant) producing good effects; beneficial

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sanctimony

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the quality of being hypocritically devout

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sanguine

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cheerfully optimistic

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sate

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satisfy (a desire or an appetite) to the full

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saturnine

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(of a person or their manner) slow and gloomy

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savant

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someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

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scabbard

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a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet

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sedulous

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marked by care and persistent effort

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seminal

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containing seeds of later development

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sententious

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given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner

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serrated

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notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex

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shard

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a broken piece of a brittle artifact

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shunt

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implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body

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sinuous

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curved or curving in and out

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skiff

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any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor

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slake

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cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
make less active or intense
satisfy (thirst)

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sodden

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thoroughly wet

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somatic

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affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit

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sophistry

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a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone

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sordid

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involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt

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specious

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superficially plausible, but actually wrong

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splenetic

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very irritable

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splice

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joint made by overlapping two end and joining them together
a junction where two things have been joined together

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squalid

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(of a place) extremely dirty and unpleasantg, esp. as a result of poverty or neglect

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stentorian

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(of a person's voice) loud and powerful

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stolid

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having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited

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stygian

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dark and dismal as of the rivers Acheron and Styx in Hades
hellish

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stymie

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a thwarting and distressing situation
hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

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suborn

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bribe or otherwise induce (someone) to commit an unlawful act such as perjury

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subsume

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consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle
contain or include

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succor

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assistance in time of difficulty
help in a difficult situation

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summarily

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without delay; in a summary manner

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sundry

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miscellaneous unspecified objects

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supercilious

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behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others

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supine

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offering no resistance
lying face upward

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suppliant

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one praying humbly for something

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supplicate

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ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer

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surfeit

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eating until excessively full
the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall

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sycophant

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a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage

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tamp

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press down tightly

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tangential

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of superficial relevance if any

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tautology

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useless repetition
a statement that is necessarily true

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tawdry

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cheap and shoddy

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tenuous

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having little substance or significance
very thin in gauge or diameter

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torpid

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slow and apathetic

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tout

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one who sells advice about gambling or speculation
someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way

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tractable

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readily reacting to suggestions and influences

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trenchant

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vigorous or incisive in expression or style

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truculence

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obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness

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turbid

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clouded as with sediment

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turgid

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swollen and distended or congested
(of language or style) tediously pompous or bombastic

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turpitude

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a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice

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tyro

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someone new to a field or activity

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untoward

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unexpected and inappropriate or inconvenient

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urbane

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(of a person, esp. a man) suave, courtous, and refined in manner

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vagary

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an unexpected and inexplicable change in something

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venal

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capable of being corrupted

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veracity

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conformity to facts; accuracy

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verisimilitude

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the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true

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verve

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an energetic style

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vilify

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spread negative information about

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virago

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a large strong and aggressive woman
a noisy or scolding or domineering woman

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virulent

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infectious
harsh or corrosive in tone

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visceral

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obtained through intuition rathr than from reasoning or observation

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vitiate

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take away the legal force of or render ineffective
make imperfect

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vituperate

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spread negative information about