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Impiety |
Irreverence toward God ; Lack of respect |
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Caustic |
Eating away at ; Sarcastic words |
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Obloquy |
Verbal condemnation or abuse of a person or thing |
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Implicit |
Understood but not plainly stated ; Without doubt |
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Colloquial |
Having to do with conversation ; Informal speech |
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Problematic |
Being hard to deal with ; Unsolved situation |
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Nemesis |
A person who inflicts just punishment ; A rival |
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Dearth |
Costliness ; Scarcity of food |
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Effluvium |
An outflow of vapor of invisible particles ; A noxious odor |
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Endemic |
Native to a particular area ; Constantly present in a particular country or locality |
