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134 Cards in this Set
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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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discriminate
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to notice differences
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disdain
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to look down on, to scorn
arrogant contempt |
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dismay
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sudden, extreme disappointment or fear
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dismiss
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to send away, reject
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disparage
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to criticize, to disrespect
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distaste
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dislike
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distort
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to twist or change
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dormant
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asleep
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ego
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excessive pride in oneself, self image
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eject
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to force out
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elude
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to escape capture or understanding, hard to catch or understand
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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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err
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to make a mistake
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estrange
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to keep at a distance, to end a relationship with
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evade
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to avoid
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evict
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to force out
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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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exclude
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to shut out
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execrate
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to detest deeply
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fallacy
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false idea
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fallible
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likely to be wrong, unreliable
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farce
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an exaggerated comedy
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fastidious
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fussy, difficult to please
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flawed
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imperfect
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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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fricassse
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to cup up and stew
to criticize brutally |
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gibe
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to riducule
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glutton
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one who eats too much
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grievance
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complaint
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grimace
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facial expression of disapproval or pain
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gross
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vulgur, inrefined
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grudge
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to resent
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grump
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to complain, to criticize
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haphahzard
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careless
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harangue
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a long speech, usually arrogant or critical
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hostile
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unfriendly, like an enemy
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hypocrisy
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insincerity, saying one thing but doing the opposite
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illusion
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false impression
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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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inept
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clumsy, inappropriate
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enexorable
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unstobbalbe, inflexible
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infamous
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famous for something bad
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inimical
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unfriendly, opposing, harmful
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insiduous
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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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invective
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insult
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isolate
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to set apart, to separate from others
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jaded
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cynical, bored
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jeer
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to riducule, to insult
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lampoon
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to ridicule
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lethargive
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tired, lazy
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libel
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printed lies that harm someone's reputation
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listless
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lacking energy
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ludicrous
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laughably ridiculous
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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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malice
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evil intent
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malign
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to slander
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melodrama
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exaggerated emotions or theatrical performance
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mere
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minor
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monotony
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unchanging tone, boredome
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mordant
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biting, very sarcastic
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mundane
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of this world, ordinary, boring
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nondescript
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lacking distinct characteristics, dull
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obsession
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inability to stop thinking about something
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odious
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disgusting, hateful
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onerous
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troublesome, burdensome
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oust
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to force out
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overbearing
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domineering
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oversight
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careless mistake
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pan
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to criticize, to review harshly
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pariah
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oucast, lowest ranking memeber of society
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parody
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humorous imitation
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pejorative
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insulting
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petty
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of little importance, trivial
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pretense
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a false appearance, an excuse (pretentious-pretending to be important or fancy)
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provincial
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narrow minded
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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, critisize loudly
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rancor
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bitter anger, hatred
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rebuff
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refuse bluntly
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rebuke
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to scold, to criticize
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revulsion
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extreme disgust
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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
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remote
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distant, far away
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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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reprimand
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to scold severely
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reproach
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to scold, to blame
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reprove
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to criticize
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repudiate
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to reject
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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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marginal
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at the edge
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rigor
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severity, strictness
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sabotage
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effort to destroy
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satire
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literary work that ridicules
use of ridicule to expose a flaw |
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scathing
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harshly critical
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scoff
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to mock
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scorn
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to show dislike and disrespect
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sever
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to separate
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slander
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to accuse falsely
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slight
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to insult
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slur
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to speak unclearly
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sneer
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to show scorn
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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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spitefl
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hateful, mean
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spurn
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to reject openly
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stagnate
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to stop moving
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stickler
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a picky, demanding person
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stringent
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strict, harsh
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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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uncanny
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impossible to explain, weird
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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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vitriolic
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sharp or bitter
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wry
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sarcastically humurous
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