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acrimony

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(n) bitterness, discord

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ignominious

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(adj) humiliating, disgracing

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egregious

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(adj) extremely bad

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platitude

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(n) an uninspired remark, meaningless cliche

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haughty

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(adj) arrogantly superior or disdainful

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parsimony

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(n) frugality, stinginess

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iniquity

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(n) wickedness or sin

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punctilious

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(adj) paying attention to detail, meticulous

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exculpate

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(v) free from guilt or blame

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petulance

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(n) rudeness, irritability

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fallacious

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(adj) incorrect, misleading

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credulity

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(n) readiness to believe

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aspersion

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(n) a curse, expression of ill-will

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hapless

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(adj) unlucky

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corroborate

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(v) to give or represent evidence of the truth of something, to confirm or substantiate

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precarious

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(adj) not secure, uncertain

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plaintively

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(adv) in a sorrowful or melancholy way

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vapid

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(adj) dull, lacking liveliness

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boon

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(n) a gift or a blessing

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latent

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(adj) hidden but capable of being exposed