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ambidextrous
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able to use both hands with equal skill
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antipathy
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a consistent aversion or dislike
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deleterious
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hurtful; injurious
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excoriate
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to criticize severely; to berate
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extrapolate
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to estimate or infer by projecting from or expanding upon known information
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grisly
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horrible to contemplate or look upon; grim and ghastly
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idiosyncrasy
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a peculiar characteristic, habit, or manner that distinguishes a person
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impute
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to assign blame or credit; to attribute or ascribe
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maladroit
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lacking judgment or skill; bungling or clumsy
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negate
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to deny or refute the existence or truth of; to make ineffective or invalid
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passe
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no longer in fashion; outmoded
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pedagogue
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a teacher of children or youth; sometimes one who is dogmatic or overly formal
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preponderance
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the greater part; superiority in size, importance, or strength
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propound
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to put forward for consideration; to propose
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stance
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they way a person stands; the position of a person's feet
a position regrading politics or ideas; a point of view |
