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disparage

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to belittle; to speak unkindly

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disparate

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different; incompatible

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complaint

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yielding; submissive

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prosaic

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dull; unimaginative

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florid

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flowery or elaborate (speech)

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fastidious

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meticulous; with attention to detail

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belligerent

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combative; quarrelsome

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astute

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perceptive; intelligent

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elaborate

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detailed; careful; thorough

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censure

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to condemn severely

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mitigate

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to lessen the severity

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engender

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to create or produce

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