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hectored
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noun-a blustering, domineering person; a bully.
to treat with insolence; bully; torment: The teacher hectored his students incessantly. |
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hoax
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something intended to deceive or defraud: The Piltdown man was a scientific hoax.
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transvalue
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to reestimate the value of, esp. on a basis differing from accepted standards; reappraise; reevaluate.
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dote
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1. to bestow or express excessive love or fondness habitually (usually fol. by on or upon): They dote on their youngest daughter.
2. to show a decline of mental faculties, esp. associated with old age. |
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invidious
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calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful: invidious remarks.
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