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abhor
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to hate
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abhorrence
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strong hatred
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acerbic
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sharp; bitter
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acrimony
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bitterness; hostility
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acrimonious
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bitter, as in feeling, language or tone
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acrid
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bitter, as in taste or smell; harsh
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admonish
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to warn; to scold
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admonition
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cautionary advice or warning
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adverse
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opposing; unfavorable
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adversity
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hardship
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adversary
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enemy
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affront
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1. (v) to insult
2. (n) an insult |
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animosity
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hatred; hostility
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antipathy
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intense dislike
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apathy
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lack of interest; indifference
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apathetic
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lacking interest; not caring
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artifice
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cleverness; trickery; artificial behavior
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aspersion
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insult
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aversion
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hatred
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averse
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opposed
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banal
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ordinary; boring
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bar
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to keep out; to exclude
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disbar
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to expel a lawyer from law practice
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bemoan
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to regret or disapprove of deeply
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berate
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to scold; to criticize
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bungle
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to mess up; to make stupid mistakes
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callous
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unfeeling; hard
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calumny
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a false, harmful statement; slander
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carp
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to complain
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castigate
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to punish or criticize harshly
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catcall
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sound of disapproval
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caustic
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1. harshly critical; sarcastic
2. burning; acidic |
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censor
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1. (n) one with power to stop publication
2. (v) to block out offensive material |
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censure
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1. (v) to criticize harshly; to blame
2. (n) extreme disapproval; punishment |
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chagrin
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strong embarrassment or disappointment
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chasten
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to punish; to discipline
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chastise
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1. to criticize harshly
2. to punish |
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chide
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to scold; to express disapproval
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circumvent
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to go around; to avoid
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complacent
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self-satisfied; smug
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complacence/complacency
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self-satisfaction
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condemn
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to disapprove; to pronounce guilty; to sentence
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condescension
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arrogance; acting superior
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contempt
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hatred; open disrespect; scorn
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contemptuous
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expressing hatred; scornful
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contemptible
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deserving hatred
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contrive
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to plan; to scheme
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contrivance
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clever or artificial trick or device
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crude
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1. rude; unrefined
2. raw; unpurified |
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cynic
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a critical, negative person
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decry
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to criticize publicly
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defame
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to attack someone's reputation
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defunct
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dead; no longer existing
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degrade
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to dishonor
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demean
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to lower in worth, character or respect
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denigrate
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to criticize
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denounce
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to criticize openly or formally
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denunciation
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public criticism
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deplore
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1. to regret deeply; to mourn
2. to criticize |
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deplorable
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1. regrettable
2. deserving criticism |
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deprecate
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to lose value
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deride
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to ridicule
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derision
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ridicule
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derisive
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ridiculing; mocking
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deviation
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abnormality
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diatribe
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angry speech attacking someone
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diffident
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shy; lacking confidence
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indiscriminate
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random; making no distinctions
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undiscriminating
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lacking taste or judgment
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disdain
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1. (v) to look down on; to scorn
2. (n) arrogant contempt; scorn |
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disdainful
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expressing hatred or scorn
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dismay
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1. (n) sudden, extreme disappointment or fear
2. (v) to disappoint; to alarm |
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disparage
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to criticize; to disrespect
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dormant
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1. asleep
2. inactive |
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elude
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to escape capture or understanding
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elusive
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hard to catch or understand; evasive
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enmity
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hatred; hostility
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eradicate
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to get rid of
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eradicable
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able to be destroyed
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err
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to make a mistake
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unerring
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without error
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erroneous
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false; incorrect
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estrange
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to keep at a distance; to end a relationship with
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estrangement
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unfriendly separation
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evade
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to avoid
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evasive
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avoiding; deliberately vague
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exacerbate
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to make worse
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exasperate
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to frustrate; to irritate
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execrate
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to detest deeply
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execrable
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detestable; very bad
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fallacy
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false idea
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fallacious
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false; misleading
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fallible
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likely to be wrong; unreliable
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infallible
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incapable of error; certain
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farce
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1. an exaggerated comedy
2. a ridiculous and meaningless show; a mockery |
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farcical
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ridiculous
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fastidious
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fussy; difficult to please
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flippant
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disrespectfully joking or casual
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folly
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foolish behavior
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fraudulent
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fake; dishonest
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defraud
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to swindle; to cheat
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fricassee
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1. to cut up and stew
2. to criticize brutally |
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gibe
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to ridicule
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grimace
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a facial expression of disapproval or pain
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begrudge
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to resent; to give reluctantly
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haphazard
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1. careless
2. dependent upon chance |
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harangue
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a long speech, usually arrogant or critical
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illusory
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deceptive; unreal
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disillusion
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to free from false belief
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inane
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silly; meaningless
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indict
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to accuse formally of a crime
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indictment
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accusation; criticism
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inept
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clumsy; inappropriate
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inexorable
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unstoppable; inflexible
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inimical
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unfriendly; opposing; harmful
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insidious
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dangerous in a subtle way
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insipid
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bland; flavorless; uninteresting
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insulate
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to protect from outside forces
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insular
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isolated; narrow-minded
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invective
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insult
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jaded
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cynical; bored
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jeer
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1. (v) to ridicule; to insult
2. (n) an insult |
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lampoon
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to ridicule
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libel
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printed lies that harm someone's reputation
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libelous
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harmful and often untrue
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listless
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lacking energy
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loath
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reluctant
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malediction
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a curse
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malefactor
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evildoer
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malevolent
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hostile; wishing harm to others
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malice
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ill will; evil intent
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malign
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to speak lies about; to slander
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malignancy
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harmfulness
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marginal
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insignificant; at the edge
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marginalize
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to put in an insignificant position
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misanthrope
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one who dislikes all people
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mordant
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biting; very sarcastic
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mundane
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ordinary; of this world; boring
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notorious
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famous for being bad
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notoriety
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unfavorable fame
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odious
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disgusting; hateful
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odium
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hatred
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onerous
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troublesome; burdensome
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ostracize
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to exclude a person from a group
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oust
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to force out; to remove
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oversight
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1. careless mistake; failure to notice something
2. supervision |
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pan
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to criticize; to review harshly
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pariah
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outcast; lowest-ranking member of society
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pejorative
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insulting
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pretense
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a false appearance; an excuse
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pretentious
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pretending to be important or fancy
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pretension
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a false claim; showiness
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unpretentious
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modest; straightforward
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provincial
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narrow-minded
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province
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region; state
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prurient
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indecent; lustful
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pungent
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sharp in smell or taste; harsh
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querulous
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complaining
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rail
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to complain; to criticize loudly
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rancor
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bitter anger; hatred
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rancorous
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bitterly resentful
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rebuff
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to refuse bluntly
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rebuke
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1. (v) to scold; to critcize
2. (n) scolding; criticism |
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recluse
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one who lives alone and avoids people
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reclusive
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living alone; secluded
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remiss
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careless; not responsible
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remonstrate
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to argue against something; to scold
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renounce
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to give up a habit or opinion; to disown publicly
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reprehend
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to criticize
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reprehensible
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blameworthy; shameful
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reprimand
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1. (v) to scold severely
2. (n) expression of disapproval |
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reproach
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to scold; to blame
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irreproachable
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blameless; beyond criticism
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reprove
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to criticize
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reprobate
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immoral person
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repudiate
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to reject
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repugnant
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offensive; disgusting
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repugnance
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extreme hatred; disgust
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rescind
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to take back; to repeal
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resigned
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accepting the inevitable
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revile
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to insult
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revulsion
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extreme disgust
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sardonic
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sarcastic; mocking
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scapegoat
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one blamed for actions taken by others
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scathing
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harshly critical
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unscathed
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undamaged
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slight
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1. (v) to insult
2. (n) an insult 3. (adj) small |
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snide
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arrogantly insulting
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sniff
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to express disapproval
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soporific
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causing sleep; boring
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sordid
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dirty; gross; immoral
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spurn
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to reject openly
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stagnate
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to stop moving; to stop developing
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stagnant
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not moving
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stagnation
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inactivity
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stickler
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a picky, demanding person
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stringnet
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strict; harsh
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sully
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to dirty
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taunt
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1. (v) to challenge mockingly; to tease
2. (n) a mocking challenge |
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tedium
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boredom
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tentative
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uncertain
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tepid
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lukewarm
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travesty
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a ridiculous imitation; a joke
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upbraid
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to criticize harshly
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vapid
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uninteresting; flavorless
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vilify
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to criticize harshly
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vilification
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harsh criticism
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vitriolic
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sharp or bitter (as in criticism)
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bewail
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to cry or complain about
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wry
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sarcastically humorous
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