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colloquial

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local and informal (used of language)

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dotard

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foolish old man

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furrow

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groove

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misnomer

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wrong name

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percipient

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perceptive; insightful

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quaff

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drink down quickly

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staunch

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loyal; faithful; dependable

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vilification

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blackening someone’s name

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atrophy

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waste away from lack of use

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collusion

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plotting and planning

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drawl

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speak slowly with words running together

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furtive

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hidden and secret

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insurgent

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a rebel

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perdition

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damnation

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quagmire

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marsh; bog

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vindicate

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prove right; remove blame

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attenuate

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weaken

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commandeer

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take possession of

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drivel

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nonsense

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peremptory

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in a commanding manner

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stevedore

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dockworker

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droll

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dryly amusing

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galleon

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ancient type of sailing ship

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intermittent

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sporadic; irregular

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perfidy

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treachery

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quandary

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dilemma; puzzle

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virulent

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dangerous; harmful

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auspicious

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favorable; promising to turn out well

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drone

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  1. monotonous noise; 2. to speak with no emotion; 3. male bee
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gambol

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frolic; leap; bound

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intransigence

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stubbornness

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modicum

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small amount

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perfunctory

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superficial; cursory

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austere

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severely plain

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garble

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distort; confuse; muddle

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peripatetic

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nomadic

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quarry

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  1. something that is hunted; 2. mine for stone
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stoke

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add fuel to; strengthen

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concatenation

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linking into chains

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garish

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gaudy

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intrepid

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brave

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stolid

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impassive; dull; indifferent

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vivacity

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liveliness; animation

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balk

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hinder and prevent; hesitate over

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conciliate

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to bring together; end a dispute

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garner

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gather; collect

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dynamic

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lively; vibrant; energetic

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inveterate

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habitual

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moratorium

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temporary prohibition or halt to activity

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perjury

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telling lies under oath

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stratagem

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plot; plan; trick

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vivify

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enliven

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ebullient

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very lively; cheerful; jovial; happy

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garrulous

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talkative

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invidious

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arousing envy

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moribound

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on the point of death

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pernicious

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destructive; harmful

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ramble

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wander aimlesly

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strident

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loud and harsh

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vociferous

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noisy; loud in speech

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inviolable

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cannot be invaded

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morose

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gloomy; bad tempered

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persnickety

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fastidious; fussy

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ramifications

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branches; subdivisions of a complex system; outcomes

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stringent

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strict or severe

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bane

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troublesome influence

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irascible

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easily angered

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perpetuated

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caused to continue

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rancor

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resentment; animosity; bad feeling

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voluble

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talkative

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bard

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poet

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edifice

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building; structure; construction

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germane

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relevant

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munificent

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generous; charitable

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perpetuity

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eternity

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bastion

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fortress; stronghold

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conflagration

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big fire

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efface

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wipe out; remove all trace of

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germinal

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just growing; not developed; immature

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mutinous

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very rebellious

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personable

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attractive

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ratify

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suapprove; consent

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subpoena

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summons to court

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voracious

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ravenous

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befuddle

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confuse

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effigy

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a model of a person

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perspicacious

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insightful; sharp; wise

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raucous

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rough and unpleasant (of sounds)

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substantiate

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give supporting evidence

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waive

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surrender; give up

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begrudge

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resent

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congeal

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to solidify

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effusive

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gushing; demonstrative

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glacial

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hostile; unfriendly; cold; icy

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navigable

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suitable for sailing

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perspicacity

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insight

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raze

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destroy; demolish; tear down

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subterfuge

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a trick

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beguile

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mislead; lure

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congenital

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present from birth

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goad

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prod; urge

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irreproachable

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cannot be criticized; perfect

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rebuttal

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denial

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wary

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hesitant; cautious

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belabor

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explain in unnecessary detail

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connoisseur

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person with refined taste and good judgment

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egregious

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outstandingly, obviously bad

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irrevocable

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cannot be cancelled; unchangeable

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peruse

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read carefully

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recant

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disclaim; retract statement

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subversive

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rebellious; revolutionary

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beleaguer

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besiege; attack

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consecrate

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dedicate

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egress

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exit

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itinerant

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nomadic; wandering from place to place

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waylay

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accost; stop; approach; hinder

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belie

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contradict

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gratuitous

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unwarranted

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receptacle

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container; vessel; holder

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gravity

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seriousness

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neologism

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newly coined word

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supercilious

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proud and haughty

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whelp

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young dog

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bellicose

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war-like; aggressive

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consummate

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complete; total; supremely good

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gregarious

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extroverted; sociable; outgoing

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jaundiced

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cynical; pessimistic

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nettle

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annoy

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recuperate

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get better after illness

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superlative

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extremely good; the best

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whet

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sharpen

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jaunt

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short pleasure trip

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niggardly

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miserly; stingy

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red tape

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formalities; paperwork; official procedure

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bemoan

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complain about

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contrite

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sorry

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guffaw

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sudden loud laughter

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emancipate

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set free

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philistine

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uncultured person

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redolent

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smelling of; giving off odors

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surreptitious

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secret; sneaky; stealthy

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willful

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stubborn

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contrition

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sorrow and repentance

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embezzle

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defraud; steal

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guile

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cunning; craftiness

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jingoistic

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extremely patriotic; nationalistic

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phlegmatic

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calm; imperturbable

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redress

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put right something that was wrong

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wily

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cunning

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contumacious

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stubborn

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embroil

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involve in hostility or argument

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guileless

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frank; straightforward; honest

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jocular

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in a joking manner

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nondescript

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having no special features; dull and ordinary

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pillage

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plunder

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wispy

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flimsy; frail; delicate

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benignity

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compassion; gentleness; fondness

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contusion

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a bruise

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jollity

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gaiety; happiness

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nonentity

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a person of no importance; not famous

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referendum

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public vote

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bequeath

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leave something in one’s will to be given after one’s death

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conundrum

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a puzzle

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jubilant

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ecstatic; delighted; rejoicing

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refute

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disprove

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sybarite

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lover of luxury

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zany

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wacky

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berate

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scold; criticize

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gustatory

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concerned with the sense of taste

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judicious

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correct in judgment; wise

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pivotal

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of central importance

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regale

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entertain

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sycophant

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bootlicker; flatterer

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corpulent

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fat

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hackneyed

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common and over-used

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jurisprudence

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science or study of law

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placate

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pacify; soothe; calm

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relegate

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dismiss to a lower position

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taciturn

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quiet; saying little

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zealot

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fanatic

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corrugated

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highly folded

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hallowed

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worshipped; consecrated

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tactile

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concerned with the sense of touch

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zenith

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summit

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abash

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humiliate

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abominate

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detest

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amerce

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to punish, especially with a monetary fine

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anathema

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a person or thing that is shunned because it is loathsome

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animadversion

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extremely critical comment

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animus

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hostility

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aspersion

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slanderous or defamatory charge

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askance

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refers to looking at something with suspicion or disapproval

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artifice

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deceit

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apoplectic

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  1. symptoms of a stroke; 2. being in a state of extreme anger or rage
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apoplexy

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stroke

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baleful

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ominous

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bane

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scourge

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bedlam

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mayhem

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belabor

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assault

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bête noire

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extremely disliked or frightening person or thing

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bilious

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person or thing that is irritable or bad-tempered

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bluster

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harangue

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brandish

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to show something in a menacing way

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brash

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agressive

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brazen

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shameless; brash

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brouhaha

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ruckus

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bugaboo

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persistent problem

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bull

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push/drive violently/forcefully

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bumptious

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pushy

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callous

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heartless

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calumny

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defamation

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canard

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rumor

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cantankerous

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irritable

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captious

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extremely critical

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carp

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to complain loudly and excessively

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castigate

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criticize

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cataclysm

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catastrophe

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caustic

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scathing

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cavil

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to complain about trivial matters

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censorious

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stern

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censure

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criticize

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chafe

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irritate

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chagrin

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feeling humiliated or mortified as a result of an embarrassing situation

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