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Offensive, especially to the sense of smell

Noisome

To place side-by-side for comparison

Juxtapose

To urge, to plead with a warning

Exhort

Weak; drooping

Languid

To rush; to handle promptly

Expedite

An official declaration or decree

Fiat

Twisted; misshapen

Gnarled

To repay a wrong; to set right

Redress

Obviously bad; blatantly malicious

Egregious

To falsify facts; to misrepresent

Prevaricate

About to appear, emerging

Incipient

Held back; afraid to act or participate

Inhibited

Mutually destructive; both sides lose

Internecine

Upbeat; lively

Jaunty

Urgent needs; necessities

Exigencies

A feeling or state of elation

Exaltation

A feeling or state of elation

Exaltation

Completion; end result

Fruition

An image of a person

Effigy

Very talkative

Garrulous

Pregnant animal

Gravid

A pained expression

Grimace

Pleasant; peaceful

Halcyon

To punish

Castigate

A disaster; failure

Debacle

A long harsh speech

Harangue

Different mixed

Heterogeneous

Sweet and soothing to the ear

Dulcet

To criticize in an abusive manner

Revile

With hand on hips

Akimbo

To hypnotize, fascinate

Mesmerize

Harsh; very sarcastic

Caustic

Harsh; very sarcastic

Caustic

Payments for damages

Reparations

Hold back; restrain

Repress

To waste; use foolishly

Squander

Evil plans

Machinations

Bring fourth; give birth to

Spawn

Is the quality of the person/group who gives a generous gift

Largess

To step in; help solve

Mediate

To step in; help solve

Mediate

Artful communication; the art of speaking or writing with flair

Rhetoric

To step in; help solve

Mediate

Artful communication; the art of speaking or writing with flair

Rhetoric

To take in and be part of

Assimilate

To wear or rub away

Abrase

A following; a group

Entourage

Pleasant expression for an unpleasant situation

Euphemism

Complete change

Metamorphosis

False report

Canard

To dig into

Delve

Slavish; overly servile

Obeisant

All powerful

Omnipotent

A fit; a sudden, violent outburst

Paroxysm

Rudeness; complete lack of courtesy

Effrontery

Outdated; unfashionable

Passe

To banish; to exile

Expatriate

Way of carrying oneself

Mine

Soothe; or cheer up

Mollify

High praise; tribute

Encomien

Evil, sinister

Nefarious

To be extravagant; to be wasteful

Profligate

To offer gifts; to propose an offering

Proffers

Very thin, wasted away

Emaciated

To demolish; tear down

Raze