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Invidious
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tending to cause discontent, animosity, or envy
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Scrupulous
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very careful about doing something correctly
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Misogynist
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one who hates women
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Imprecation
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an offensive word or phrase that people say when they are angry; a curse
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A priori
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a: deductive
b: relating to or derived by reasoning from self evidident propositions |
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Premise
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a statement or idea that is accepted as being true and that is used as the basis of an argument
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Chimera
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a monster from Greek mythology that breathes fire and has a lion's head, a goat's body, and a snake's tail : something that exists only in the imagination and is not possible in reality
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Disparage
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to describe (someone or something) as unimportant, weak, bad, etc
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Denigrate
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to say very critical and often unfair things about (someone)
to make (something) seem less important or valuable |
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Enfranchise/disenfranchise
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to set free (as from slavery); to admit to the privileges of a citizen and especially to the right of suffrage
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