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Anathema
A hated, repellent person or thing (N)
S: Abhorration; detestation
A: Beloved
Audit
To check the accuracy of financial accounts and records (V)
S: Inspect, Examine
Banter
Teasing; playful conversation (N)
S: Joshing
A: Vituperation
Castigate
To criticize or punish severely (V)
S: Reprimand, Chastise, Scold
A: Praise
Disabuse
To free someone from believing something false (V)
S: Enlighten, Inform
A: Lie, Misinform
Dither
To hesitate nervously (V)
S: Vacillate, Waver
A: Settle, Conclude
Docile
Easy to teach or manage; obedient (ADJ)
S: Submissive, compliant
A: Unmanageable, Willful
Emaciated
Extremely thin; wasted away. (ADJ)
S: Withered
A: Plump, fattened
Gauche
Lacking social graces; tactless (ADJ)
S: Awkward
A: Graceful
Heresy
The act of holding a belief that goes a against an established Doctrine. (N)
A: Orthodoxy
Ignominy
Public shame, disgrace. or dishonor (N)
S: Disgrace, Infamy
A: Renown, Eminence, Repute
Libation
A drink especially an alcoholic one. (N)
S: Intoxicated
Motley
Made up of dissimilar parts; being of many color (ADJ)
S: Varied
A: Uniform, homogeneous, similar
Repine
To be discontent as though yearning for something; to complain (V)
S: Grumble, Fret
Restive
Restless and impatient (ADJ)
S: Edgy, jumpy
A: Relaxed, Calm