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Stricture

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Nasty criticism

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Vapid

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Lacking significance

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3
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wallow

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delight greatly in

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entail

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Involve

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5
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expound

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add details to clarify an idea

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6
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inquity

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an unjust act

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7
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fractious

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easly irritated or annoyed

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8
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arbitrate

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reach an authoritative judgment or settelment

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9
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tacit

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implied by of inferred from actions or statements

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10
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asinine

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devoid of intelligence

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11
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edification

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uplifiting enlightenment

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12
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render

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cause to become

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13
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abberation

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a state or condition markedly different from the norm

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14
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quell

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supress or crush completly

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15
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ingenous

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lacking in sophistication or wordlines

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16
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innate

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inborn or existing natrually

17
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obstreprous

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noisly and stubbornly defiant

18
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invective

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abusive language used to express blame or censure