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stinging, bitter in temper or tone
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resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive
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dismay, confusion
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fat; having a large; bulky body
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to deny responsibility for or connection with
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impartial; calm, free from emotion
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disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
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to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly; squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of please
Syn: disperse, strew, diffuse, waste
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to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text, to cleanse, purify
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an armored or protective glove, a challenge; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them, an ordeal
SYn: dare, provocation, trial, punishment |
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based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation
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mean, low, base
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to cll into question; to attack as false
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immoderate, lacking in self-control, inclement
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hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct
Syn: abhorrence, opprobrium, shame, ignominy
ANt: esteem, admiration, approbation |
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faithlessness, treachery
Syn: betrayal, disloyalty, treason, duplicity
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to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish
Syn: transfer, consign, demote, exile
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inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined.
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subordinated in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end
Syn: secondary, servile, obsequious, useful
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open to ; easily influenced; lacking in resistance
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