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| (adj) stinging, bitter in temper or tone |
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| (adj) resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive |
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| syn: stolid, dull, slow, stupid |
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| syn: shock, amazement, bewilderment, dismay |
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| (adj) fat; having a large, bulky body |
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| syn: overweight, heavy, obese, stout, portly |
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| (v) to deny responsibility for or connection with |
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| syn: disown, disclaim, retract, abjure |
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| ant: acknowledge, admit, grant, certify |
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| (adj) impartial; calm, free from emotion |
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| syn: unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached |
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| (n) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion |
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| syn: strife, discord, contention |
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| (v) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure |
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| syn: disperse, strew, diffuse, waste |
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| (v) to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify |
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| (n) an armored or protective glove; a challenge; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forceto run between them; an ordeal |
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| syn: dare, provocation, punishment, trial |
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| (adj) based on a assumption or guess; use as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation |
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| syn: assumed, supposed, conjectural, conditional |
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| syn: inferior, unworthy, dishonorable, sordid |
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| (v) to call into question; to attack as false |
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| syn; challenge, deny, dispute, query, question |
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| (adj) immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement |
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| (n) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct |
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| syn: abhorrence, opprobrium, shame, ignominy |
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| ant: esteem, admiration, approbation |
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| (v) faithlessness, treachery |
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| syn: betrayal, disloyalty, treason, duplicity |
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| ant: faithfulness, loyalty, steadfastness |
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| (v) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish |
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| syn: transfer, consign, demote, exile |
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| ant: promote, elevate, advance, recall |
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| (adj) inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined |
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| (adj) subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end |
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| (adj) open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance |
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