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Purge

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Purr-j
Verb
To cleanse or purify

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Compensate

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Com-pen-sayt
Verb
To counterbalance or makeup for/be equivalent to

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Calumny

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Kah-lum-nee
Noun
A fake and malicious statement designed to hurt someone or their reputation

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Recite

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Rih-cite
Verb
To repeat (from memory)

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Modicum

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Muah-dig-come
Noun
A moderate or small amount

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Sarcasm

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Sar-kas-umm
Noun
Harsh or bitter derision or irony

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Hypocrisy

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Hih-pok-rih-see
Noun
Saying something but doing the other

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Filthy

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Fill-thee
Adj
Foul, vile, vulgar, obscene

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Deference

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Def-er-unse
Noun
Respectful or courteous regard, submission or yielding

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Guant

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(Gawnt)
Adj
Extremely thin and bony, weak, desolate, grim

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