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anathema
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a thing dedicated to evil, an object of intense dislike
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deride
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to laugh in a bad sense
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heinous
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the most evil of deeds
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impugn
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to attack by argument or to challenge something as false; implies verbal combat
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persiflage
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banter; a frivolous style of writing or speaking
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sardonic
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scornful, cynical, or bitterly mocking
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scintillate
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to emit quick flashes as if throwing off sparks-literally or figuratively
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stigma
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a negative mark or brand-for wrongdoing or dishonor
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stratagem
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a trick used in war to fool the enemy; deception or ruse
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suborn
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to induce secretly the commission of an unlawful act
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