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ambiguous (a)
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unclear
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ambigere
"what the heck?" |
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obscure (a)
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not easily understood
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obscurus
"what the heck?" |
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equivocal (a)
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deliberately misleading
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equi
vocare "what the heck?" |
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convoluted (a)
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hard to follow
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con
volvere "what the heck?" |
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cryptic (a)
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mysterious
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crypto
"what the heck?" |
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unfathomable (a)
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impossible to comprehend
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un
fathom "what the heck?" |
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nebulous (a)
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vague
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nebula
"what the heck?" |
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enigma (n)
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a mystery
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oenigma
"what the heck?" |
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esoteric (a)
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difficult to understand
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esoterikos
"what the heck?" |
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ramble (v)
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wander aimlessly
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"what the heck?"
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desultory (a)
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aimless
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desultorious
"what the heck?" |
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digress (v)
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go off topic
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dis
gradi "what the heck?" |
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profound (a)
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insightful
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pro
fundus "what the heck?" |
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candor (n)
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straightforwardness
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candere
"true or false" |
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affect (v)
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behanve unnaturally
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"true or false"
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veracity (n)
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truthfulness
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verax
"true or false" |
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debunk (v)
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to expose somethign as fraudulent
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"true or false"
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apocryphal (a)
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of doubtful authenticity
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apo
kryptein "true or false" |
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forthright (a)
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straightforward
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"true or false"
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disingenuous (a)
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insincere
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dis
genuinus "true or false" |
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candid (a)
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straightforward
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candere
"true or false" |
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dubious (a)
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doubtful
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dubium
"true or false" |
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prevaaaaaaicte (v)
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to lie
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pre
varicare "true or false" |
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verisimilitude (n)
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appearing to be true
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verax similis
"true or false" |
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outspoken (a)
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honest and unsparing speach
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"true or false"
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fraudulent (a)
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deceitful
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fraus
"true or false" |
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facade
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false front
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faccia
"true or false" |
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mirth (n)
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laughter
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"arts and entertainment"
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aesthetic (a)
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relating to beauty
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aisthetikos
"arts and entertainment" |
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satire (n)
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mockery
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satira
"arts and entertainment" |
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curator (n)
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the individual in charge of a museum
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curare
"arts and entertainment" |
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witticism (n)
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clever or funny remark
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"arts and entertainment"
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jocular (a)
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done in a joking way
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jocus
"arts and entertainment" |
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malapropism (n)
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outrageous misuse of a word
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"arts and entertainment"
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levity (n)
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lack of seriousness
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levis
"arts and entertainment" |
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bard (n)
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a skilled poet
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"arts and entertainment"
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parody (n)
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a spoof
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para
ode "arts and entertainment" |
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epic (n)
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lenthly poem (celebrating a hero)
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epos
"arts and entertainment" |
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aesthete (n)
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a person interested in the persuit of beauty
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aisthetikos
"arts and entertainment" |
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dilettante (n)
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one who dabbles in art
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dilettarte
"arts and entertainment" |
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lampoon (v)
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to make fun of
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"arts and entertainment"
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chastise (v)
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to punish or criticize
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castus
"you're in trouble" |
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reprove (v)
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to scole
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re
probus "you're in trouble" |
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reprehensible (a)
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worthy of blame
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"you're in trouble"
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culpable (a)
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deserving blame
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culpa
"you're in trouble" |
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indict (v)
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accuse
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dictare
"you're in trouble" |
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reproach (v)
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to blame
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"you're in trouble"
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rebuke (v)
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to scold
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re
buke "you're in trouble" |
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castigate (v)
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to punish severely
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"you're in trouble"
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impeach (v)
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to accuse of wrongdoing
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im
pedica "you're in trouble" |
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irreproachable (a)
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beyond blame
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"you're in trouble"
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berate (v)
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punish severelky
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be
rate "you're in trouble" |
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culprint (n)
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one guilty of a crime
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culpa
"you're in trouble" |
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acquit (v)
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to clear of a charge
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a
quite "you're in trouble" |
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repriand (v)
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scold
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reprimare
"you're in trouble" |
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diligence (n)
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dedication
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diligentia
"working hard" |
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scrupulous (a)
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careful
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scruples
"working hard" |
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meticulous (a)
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attentive to detail
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metus
"working hard" |
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indefatigable (a)
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untiring
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in
fatigare "working hard" |
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spartan (a)
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full of self-discipline
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sparta
"working hard" |
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painstaking (a)
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meticulous
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"working hard"
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assiduous (a)
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hard working
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sedere
"working hard" |
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prolific (a)
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extremely productive
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pro
facere "working hard" |
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integrity (n)
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virtue
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integer
"working hard" |
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enterprising (a)
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full of imagination
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entreprendre
"working hard" |
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entrepruneur (n)
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sell-made businessman
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entreprendre
"working hard" |
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industrious (a)
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hard working
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"working hard"
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resolute (a)
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determined
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"working hard"
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comform (v)
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to do what is expected
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com
formare "the faithful and teh unaithful" |
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0rthodoxy (n)
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strice adherence to tradition
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orthos
doxa "the faithful and teh unaithful" |
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iconoclast (n)
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one who challenges tradition
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eikon
klan "the faithful and teh unaithful" |
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heresy (n)
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opinion or action that violates tradition
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"the faithful and teh unaithful"
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insurgent (a)
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rebellious
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in
surgere "the faithful and teh unaithful" |
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convention (n)
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practice that comport with the norms of society
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"the faithful and teh unaithful"
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insubordination (n)
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refusal to submit to authority
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in
sub ordinare "the faithful and teh unaithful" |
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renegade (n)
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an outlaw
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negare
"the faithful and teh unaithful" |
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insurrection (n)
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an uprising
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in
surgere "the faithful and teh unaithful" |
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dissident (n)
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one who strongly oposes accepted opinions
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dis
sudere "the faithful and teh unaithful" |
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mutiny (n)
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a rebellion
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"the faithful and teh unaithful"
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servile (a)
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overly submissive
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servus
"the faithful and teh unaithful" |
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heretic (n)
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one who dissents
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"the faithful and teh unaithful"
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apostasy (n)
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abandonment of a belief
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apo
stanai "the faithful and teh unaithful" |
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insolent (a)
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redely disrespectful
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in
solere "how rude!" |
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affront (n)
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an insult
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afronter
"how rude!" |
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haughty (a)
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overly proud
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haut
"how rude!" |
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crass (A)
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vulger
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"how rude!"
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impudent (a)
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rudely bold
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im
pudere "how rude!" |
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boorish (a)
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barbaric
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boar
piggish "how rude!" |
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irreverence (n)
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disrespect
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ir
vereri "how rude!" |
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flippant (a)
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disrespectfully jocular
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"how rude!"
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brazen (a)
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bold and insolent
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"how rude!"
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truculent (a)
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cruel and agressive
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trux
"how rude!" |
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effrontery (n)
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boldness
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"how rude!"
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impertinent (a)
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imappropriately bold
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im
perinere "how rude!" |
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glacial (a)
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having a cold personality
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glacier
"how rude!" |
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rebuff (v)
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to refuse in an adrupt or rude manner
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"how rude!"
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