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1
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Lambaste

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denounce; strongly criticize

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Ire

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anger

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Qiescent

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marked by inactivity; in a state of quiet repose

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Provisional

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tentative; temporary; for the time being

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Lurid

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sensational; shocking; ghastly

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Truculent, Pugnacious, Belligerent

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defiantly aggressive; eager to fight

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Latitude

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leeway

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belli

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war

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Bellicose

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fond of war, disposed to quarrel or fight

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Bellatrix

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Actient Roman, female warrior

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Propitiate

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to appease; to conciliate; to regain the favor or goodwill of

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Élan

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a vigorous spirit; great enthusiasm

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Perfunctory

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in a spiritless, mechanical, and routine manner

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Aplomb

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self-assurance; confident composure; admirable poise under pressure

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Opaque

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hard to understand; impenetrably dense and obscure

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Lucid

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clear

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Craven

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cowardly; contemtibly (deserving of scorn) faint-hearted; base

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Venal

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corrupt; dishonest; open to bribery

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Lucentious

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emmoral; dissolute; debauched

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Noxious

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harmful; injurious to physical, mental, or moral health; pernicious

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Superfluous, Extraneous

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unnecessary; extra

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Enhance

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make greater

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super, supra

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over, above, greater in quality

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Superlicious

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overbearing, proud, haughty

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Superficial

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on the surface, shallow

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Superlative

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the best, in the highest degree

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Supersede

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to take the place of, to supplant (replace)

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Duplicitous

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deliberately deceptive in behavior or speech

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Profligate

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wasteful; squandering time and money by living for the moment

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Squandering

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wasting

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Epiphany

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a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something

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Insidious

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causing harm in a subtle or stealthy manner; injurious

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Retribution

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act of taking revenge

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Vacuous, Inane

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empty; lacking serious purpose; vapid

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Harbinger, Portent, Presage

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something that foreshadows a future event; an omen; a prognostic

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Beleaguer

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to beset; to surround with problems

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Burgeon

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to grow rapidly; to expand

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Imperious

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domineering and arrogant; haughty

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Petulant, Querulous

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peevish, irritable; whining or complaining in a childlike way

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Fractious

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unruly

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Complaisant

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agreeable; marked by a pleasing personality; affable; amiable

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Complacent

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over0contented, smug, and self-satisfied

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Fawning, Obsequious

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behaving in a servile or subservient manner; sycophantic; overly obdeient; submissive

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Behest

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bidding, commanding

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Deferring

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yielding

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Obdurate, Intransigent

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very stubborn; obstinate; unyieldingly persistent; inflexible; intractable

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Redolent, Reminiscent

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having a strong specific smell; bringing to mind; suggestive of

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Waft

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float

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Chicanery

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deception by subterfuge; deliberately trickery and artifice

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Conundrum

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a difficult problem; a dilemma with no easy solution

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Slight

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to treat as unimportant; to deliberately ignore; to disrespect

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Capitulate

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to surrender; to comply without protest

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Disheartening

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very discouraging; dismaying; dispiriting

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Apocryphal

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of doubtful authenticity; false; spurious

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Magisterial

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learned and authoritative

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Plastic, Malleable, Pliable

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flexible; easily shaped, especially by outside influences or forces

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Feigns

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pretends

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Chagrin

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the feeling of distress caused by humiliation, failure, or embarrassment

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Obstreperous

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noisily and stubbornly defiant; unruly; boisterous

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Idyllic

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charmingly simple and carefree

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Dilapidated

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in a state or disrepair; broken-down; in deplorable condition

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Extemplorize, Improvise

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to lecture or speak without notes, in an impromptu way

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Myriad

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many; numerous

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Ungainly

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awkward; clumsy; not graceful

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Dilatory

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habitually late; tardy

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Implore

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urge

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Vituperative

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characterized by verbal abuse and bitter criticism

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Discordant

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not in harmony; incompatible; at variance with, as in a discordant detail that doesn’t fit a pattern

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Perfidy

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deliberate breach of faith or trust; disloyalty

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Perfidious

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treacherous; traitorous; deceitful; faithless

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Cronyism

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favoritism shown to friends without regard to qualifications

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fid

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faith, trust

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Fidelity

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faithfulness to a trust or vow

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Infidelity

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unfaithfulness to a trust or vow

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Infidel

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one who does not accept a particular faith, an unbeliever

76
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Perfidy

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deliberate breach of faith or trust, disloyalty

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Proliferate

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to increase rapidly

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Dichotomy

A

division into contrasting parts

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Indomitable, Resolute

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very determined; unwavering

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Moribund

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approaching death; about to become obsolete

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mors

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death

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Nuance

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a subtle shade of meaning or feeling; a slight degree of difference

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Flippant, Facetious

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treating serious matters with lighthearted humor or lack of respect

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Credulous

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easily convinced; tending to believe too readily; gullible

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Incredulous

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disbelieving; skeptical

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Florid

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flowery in style; very ornate

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Excoriating, Scathing

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expressing strong dissaproval; condemning; loudly decrying

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Interloper

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an intruder; a gatecrasher

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Cerebal

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intellectual rather than emotional

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Visceral

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instinctive rather than rational (derived from organs “gut-feeling”)

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Nonplussed, Confounded

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utterly perplexed; completely puzzled; totally bewildered

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Ignominious

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humiliating; shameful; disgraceful

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Envelop

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surround entirely

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Euphony

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soothing or pleasant sounds; harmony

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Cacophony

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harsh, clashing, jaring, grating sounds; disharmony

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eu-

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good

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Vacillate

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to waver; to hesitate; to swing back and forth; to be indecisive

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Entrenched

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securely established

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Timorous

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showing nervousness or fear

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Narcissist

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a person with a psychological condition characterized by self-preoccupation, lack of empathy, vanity, and a feeling of self-entitlement

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Disdain

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contempt

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Insolent, Impudent

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boldly insulting; brash; rude

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