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Aspersions |
Attacks on someone's character or honesty, damaging or unfavorable remarks |
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Compunction |
a strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt, a sting of conscience or a pang of guilt |
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Derision |
Hateful or mocking laughter; ridicule |
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Disapprobation |
Moral Disapproval |
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Ostracize |
To banish or exclude from a group; to shun |
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Rebuke |
(Verb) to criticize sharply (Noun) strong criticism |
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Revulsion |
A sudden and intense feeling of disgust |
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Scurrilous |
Vulgar, coarse, or abusive in expression; foul mouthed |
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Spurn |
To reject scornfully |
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Vitriolic |
Intensely and bitterly harsh; stinging |
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Accountable |
Responsible; required to answer for ones actions
explainable |
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Assiduous |
Giving constant attention; hardworking; conscientious |
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Default |
A situation that remains in effect unless specifically set in some other way
failure to complete a task or meet an obligation Fail to meet an obligation |
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Feckless |
Ineffective , feeble, lacking
Careless, Irresponsible |
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Incumbent |
(Adj) imposed as a duty or an obligation (Adj) holding an office or position (Noun) a person holding an office or position |
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Liability |
A legal responsibility; an obligation
something that holds one back; a handicap |
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Mandatory |
Required or commanded by authority |
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Negligence |
Neglect; lack of proper care or attention |
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Onerous |
Difficult to bear, carry, or do; troublesome,burdensome |
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Remiss |
Carelessness in attending duty |
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