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invidious
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calculated to create ill will, resentment, or offense; hateful
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byword
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a word or phrase associated with a thing; characteristic expression
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arch
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mischievous; roguish; AN ARCH GLANCE
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diffident
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lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid, shy
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ardour
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intense devotion, eagerness, or enthusiasm; zeal
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impetuous
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characterized by sudden rash action, emotion; impulsive
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ludicrous
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causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous
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vindictive
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disposed to revenge; vengeful
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patriarch
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the male head of a family or tribal lin
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scrupulous
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punctiliously or minutely careful, precise or exact
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