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Iniquitous
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(adj) unrighteous, evil, unjust, infamous
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When you keep on inquiring someone, you are being unjust
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Injurious
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(adj) harmful or hurtful; detrimental
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Injury
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Malicious
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(adj) intending to cause harm
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Mal= bad (Spanish)
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Nefarious
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(adj) extremely wicked; villianous
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Jafar
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Odious
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(adj) extremely unpleasant; causing and deserving hate; loathesome
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When the pokemon Oddish would emit its smell
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Pernicious
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(adj) extremely destructive or harmful; deadly
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When pern was vicious
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Rancorous
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(adj) showing deep-seated resentment
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After Coral had seen her rank of class, she was angry
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Virulent
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(adj) actively poisonous; intensely noxious
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Virus on the computer
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Allay
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(v) to relieve, calm, or pacify
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All laid down (calm)
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Alleviate
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(v) to make less severe; to relieve; to lessen
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Ameliorate
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(v) to make better
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Amelia Bedelia tried to make things better for the family
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Appease
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(v) to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm
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Abbey pleases someone
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Assuage
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(v) to make milder or less severe; relieve
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Massages
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Conciliate
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(v) to make peace
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Mediate
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(v) to negotiate
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mediant (middle most) thus try to appease to everyone
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Mitigate
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(v) moderate in severity; alleviate
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Mollify
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(v) appease, calm
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Molly helped calm her family down during the war
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Pacify
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(v) to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquillity
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sounds of the Pacific Ocean
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Placate
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(v) to win over; conciliate, mollify
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When guests in a resturant are given plates, their anger becomes reduced
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Quell
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(v) to extinguish; put out
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Arrogant
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(adj) feeling superior to others
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Braggart
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(n) a person who does a lot of bragging
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Someone who brags
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Complacent
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(adj) self-satisfied
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Found ur place
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Conceited
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(v) having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance
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"self-conceited" (selfish)
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Conceited
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(v) having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance
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"self-conceited" (selfish)
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Contemptuous
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(adj) showing contempt; disdainful; scornful
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contempt
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