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Lambaste

A

denounce; strongly criticize

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Quiescient

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marked by inactivity; in a state of quiet repose

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repose

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a state of rest, sleep, or tranquility

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provisional

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tentative, temporary, for the time being

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lurid

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vividly shocking or sensational (lurid details of a crime or sexual matter)

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truculent

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eager to fight or argue

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pugnacious

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eager to fight or argue (truculent and belligerent)

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belligerent

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hostile and agressive

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bella- (prefix)

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war eg antebellum - before war

bellicose - fond of war

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propitiate

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to win or regain the favor of someone ; to appease

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Elan

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vigorous spirit, great enthusiasm (noun)

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perfunctory

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in a spiritless, mechanical, and routine manner

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aplomb

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self-assurance; confident composure; admirable poise under pressure (noun)

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opaque

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difficult to understand, unclear, mysterious

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craven

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lacking the least bit of courage; contemptibly faint-hearted

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base

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without morals or principles; ignoble

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Venal

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corrupt; dishonest; open to bribery

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licentious

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immoral; dissolute; debauched

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noxious

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harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant

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pernicious

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having a harmful effect

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duplicitous

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deliberately deceptive in behavior or speech

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profligate

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wasteful; squandering time and money by living for the moment

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insidious

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harmful in a subtle manner

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vacuous

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having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence

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inane

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silly, stupid

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Harbinger

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a person or thing that signals the arrival of something

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portent

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a sign or warning of something momentous or calamitous

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presage

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a sign or warning that something will happen

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beleaguer

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troubled, beset with difficulties

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burgeon

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to grow or increase rapidly, to flourish

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imperious

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domineering and arrogant; haughty

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domineer

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asserting one’s will over another’s in an arrogant way

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petulant

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childish, sulky, or bad-tempered (Ronaldo)

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Querulous

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complaining in a petulant or whining manner

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complaisant

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willing to please others, obliging, agreeable

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obsequious

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excessively obedient and attentive

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obdurate

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stubborn (intransigent)

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intransigent

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stubborn (obdurate)

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redolent

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strongly reminiscent or suggestive of something

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chicanery

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the deliberate use of trickery

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artifice

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a clever or cunning device used to decieve

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slight

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to deliberately ignore, to disrespect

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capitulate

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to surrender, to comply without protest

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apochryphal

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of doubtful authenticity, false, spurious(false or fake)

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magestarial

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learned and authoritative

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chagrin

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embarassment

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obstreperous

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noisy and difficult to control

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dilapidated

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broken down, in a state of despair, deplorable condition

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extemporize

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imrpovise

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dilatory

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slow to act

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vituperative

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bitter and abusive

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perfidy

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deliberate breach of faith or trust, disloyalty

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indomitable

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very determined, unwavering, resolute

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moribund

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approaching death, about to become obsolete

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flippant

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not showing a serious or respectful attitude

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facetious

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treating a serious issue with deliberately inappropriate humor

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credulous

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easily convinced, tending to believe too easily, gullible

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florid

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flowery in style, very ornate

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excoriating

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scathing, expressing strong disapproval

60
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interloper

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and intruder

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cerebral

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intellectual rather than emotional

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visceral

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instinctive rather than rational

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nonplussed

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utterly perplexed, completely puzzled, confounded

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ignominious

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shameful, humiliating, disgraceful

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euphony

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mellifluous or pleasant sounds

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vacillate

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alternate or waver, to be indecisive

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timorous

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showing nervousness or fear

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impudent

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insolent, not showing due respect

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