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contraceptive

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capable of preventing conception or impregnation

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contraindicate

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To warn against a particular treatment or activity

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contraband

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illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods; ADJ.

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aspersion

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a damaging or false statement; the act of defaming or slandering, Criticism

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berate

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To criticize vigorously; to scold vehemently, Criticism:

She berated him for being late.

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castigate

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to punish severely; to criticize severely, Criticism

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calumny

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an abusive attack on a person's character or good name, Criticism

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defamation

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an abusive attack on a person's character or good name, Criticism

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derisive/deride

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abusing vocally,to ridicule; to mock, Criticism

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scurrilous

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derisive

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disparage

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to belittle, Criticism

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decry

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to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate, Criticism:
She decried the appalling state of the British film industry.

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excoriate

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express strong disapproval of, Criticism:
His latest novel received excoriating reviews.
The President excoriated the Western press for their biased views.

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objurgate

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express strong disapproval of, Criticism:

Everyone is looking for someone to objurgate for the high gas prices.

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reprehend

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express strong disapproval of, Criticism V.:

The man reprehended his brother for not double-checking with him first before taking the money with him

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gainsay

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to deny, contradict, controvert; to dispute, oppose, Criticism

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diatribe

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thunderous verbal attack, Criticism:

He launched into a long diatribe against the government’s policies.

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harangue

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a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion, a long, passionate, and vehement speech, especially one delivered before a public gathering:
These people are not there to harangue the government about export control.

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impugn

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to call into question, to cast doubt on, Criticism:

Are you impugning my competence as a professional designer?

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inveigh

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criticize and complain bitterly, Criticism:

There were politicians who inveighed against immigrants to get votes.

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lambaste

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to scold or criticize harshly; to beat or whip severely, Criticism

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pillory

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criticize harshly or violently, Criticism:

Although regularly pilloried by the press as an obnoxious loudmouth, he is, nonetheless, an effective politician.

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obloquy

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censure, blame, or abusive language aimed at a person or thing, especially by numerous persons or by the general public:
Not all writers or artists seek or ably perform a public role, and those who do risk obloquy and derision, even in free societies.

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opprobrium

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a state of extreme dishonor, Criticism

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remonstrate

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argue in protest or opposition, Criticism:
I went to the boss to remonstrate against the new rules.
The barrister remonstrated with the judge about the amount of the fine.

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revile

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to attack with words, call bad names, Criticism

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vituperate

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To abuse verbally; berate, Criticism

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atone

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(v) to make up for

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vouchsafed

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to grant or give as by favor

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laud

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praise, glorify, or honor

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reprove

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to scold or criticize

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fallacious

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misleading, deceptive

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mendacity/mendacious

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lying

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audacious

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adj. bold, adventurous, recklessly daring,showing too much confidence in your behaviour in a way that other people find shocking or rude

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circumvent

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to get around; to bypass

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decipher

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to read or interpret something confusing or illegible; to convert from a code

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panoptic

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including everything visible in one view

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panacia

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solution to all problems, A cure for all diseases.

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pandemoniom

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Wild uproar; Chaos

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affinity

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a natural attraction or feeling of kinship

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etymology

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the study of the sources and development of words

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venal

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capable of being corrupted

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belie

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contradict, to give a wrong idea about something:

His smiling face and quiet manner belied his brutality.

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disparage

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to belittle, depreciate, to speak of negatively

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bolster

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support and strengthen

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porous

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full of pores or vessels or holes

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translucent

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allowing light to pass through

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congruous

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harmonious

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pompous

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overly self-important in speech and manner

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myriad

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frequent

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quixotic

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foolishly idealistic

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salient

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prominent; of notable significance

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salubrious

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promoting health

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opprobrious

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(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame

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endemic

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native to or confined to a certain region

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propriety

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correct or appropriate behavior

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apathy*zeal

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an absence of emotion or enthusiasm

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dearth

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inadequate supply, an insufficient quantity or number

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meager

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deficient in amount or quality or extent

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stipulates

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includes specifically as part of an agreement.

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petulant

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easily irritated or annoyed

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placid

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pleasantly calm and peaceful

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ephemeral

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lasting very short time

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eschew

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avoid

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exorbitant

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unreasonably high; expensive

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fathom

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understand

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elusive

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be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind

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ornate

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elaborately decorated

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diminutive

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very small

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ostentatious

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intended to attract notice and impress others

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dilapidated

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in poor condition, in deplorable condition

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deprave

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corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

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miscreant

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a person without moral scruples/ depraved

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duress

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compulsion by threat

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ebullience

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overflowing with enthusiasm

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frenetic

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wildly excited

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ignoble

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completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose

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precarious

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dangerously insecure

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facetious

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humorous, not meant seriously, joke or a clever remark in a way that annoys people:
It’s a facetious point, but it’s also a serious one.

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altruistic

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unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others

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baneful

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harmful

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inimical

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harmful

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candid

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completely honest, straightforward

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ingenuous

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honest, simple and sincere

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benevolent

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generous in assistance to the poor

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articulate

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expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language

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eloquent

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expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

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vociferous

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conspicuously and offensively loud

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impeded

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slowed by an obstacle

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hindered

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to hold back or slow the process down

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appease

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make peace with

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assuage

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appease, satisfy

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frankness

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the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

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candor

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the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

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melancholy

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characterized by or causing or expressing sadness

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morose

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sad, they are not friendly or happy and they talk very little.

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doleful

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sad/ melancholy, filled with or evoking sadness

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spontaneous

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not-arranged, produced without being planted or without human labor

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impulsive

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determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason

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atrocious

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shockingly brutal or cruel, horror

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apprehensive

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feeling anxious about something that you are going to do

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lethargic

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un-energetic

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augment

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enlarge or increase

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trivial

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very little importance, value

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abstruse

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difficult to understand:

an abstruse philosophical essay

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lucid

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clear & easy to understand

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incinerate

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burn something completely

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scanty

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small in size & quantity

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prosaic

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ordinary and not interesting:

He wanted to do something new; he was tired of the prosaic activities his parents suggested each day.

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spurn

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to refuse with scorn, disdain:
He spurned my offer/suggestion.
a spurned lover

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reticent

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reserved, not want to open up

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congenial

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agreeable

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brusque

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rudely abrupt

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gregarious

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seeking and enjoying the company of others

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arcane

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mysterious

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acclamation

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enthusiastic public approval

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shrewd

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marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

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acumen

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shrewdness shown by keen insight:

Richard had an acumen for character analysis and could tell immediately that Paul was a selfish person.

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appal

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make someone extremely shocked, upset

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befuddle

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to confuse

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bemusement

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to confuse

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chagrin

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strong feelings of embarrassment

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malfeasance

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wrongful conduct by a public official

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supercilious

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behaving as u thing you’re better than others

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sardonic

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disrespectfully ironically humorous:

a sardonic smile/look/comment

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fatuous

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very stupid, not deserving attention, respect:

a fatuous comment/remark

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rebald

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vulgar or indecent in speech

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snub

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rudely ignore

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bland

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not interesting

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imprudent

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unwise

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acrid

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strong and sharp in taste, smell

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trenchancy

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keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect

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dexterity

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skill and grace in physical movement

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mellifluous

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pleasing to the ear

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euphonic

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having a nice sound; pleasant combination of sounds in words

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laconic

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Using few words

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strident

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unpleasantly loud and harsh:

As the flames grew higher, we heard a strident call for help.

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extirpate

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destroy completely, as if down to the roots:

The new federal prosecutor promised that he would extirpate corruption from the society.

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immense

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unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

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recondite

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difficult to penetrate, exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding, difficult to understand; profound:
We had to work from material that was both complex and recondite.

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sedition/seditious

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incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government:

She was arrested after making a speech that the government considered to be seditious.

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libel

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defamation by written or printed words

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detritus

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wastes and remains of dead organisms

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gaudiness/gaudy

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overdone in dress or appearance in a bad way, tasteless showiness,cheaply showy in a tasteless way:
Her dress was as gawdy as a Christmas tree.

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bedlam

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a state of extreme confusion and disorder:

It was bedlam at the football ground after the match was suspended.

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vicious

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grossly immoral, evil, bad

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scathing

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marked by harshly abusive criticism

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waggish

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fond of making jokes; characteristic of a joker; playfully humorous or droll

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demeanor

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behavior; manner of conducting oneself

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