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Sanctimonious |
pretending to be morally better than other people. |
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reprehensible |
deserving very bad ; very strong criticism |
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myriad |
a very large number of things. |
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negligible |
very small or unimportant. |
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virulent |
full of hate or anger |
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impugn |
to criticize (a person’s character, intentions) by suggesting that someone is not honest and should not be trusted. |
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formidable |
very powerful or strong ; deserving serious tension and respect ; very difficult to deal with ; large or impressive in size or amount |
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euphemism |
a mild or pleasant word or phrase that is used instead of one that is unpleasant or offensive. |
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exodus |
a situation in which many people leave a place at the same time. |
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discourse |
the use of words to exchange thought or ideas ; a long talk or piece of writing about a subject |