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INVECTIVE

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Abusive or strongly critical language

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DEBUNK

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To expose or make fun of a false claim or exaggeration

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DISPARAGE

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To speak in a disrespectful or slightly way

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CARICATURE

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Comical exaggerations

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DEROGATORY

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Insulting

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WITTICISM

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Clever remark

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LIDICROUS

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Ridiculously

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FACETIOUS

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Playfully joking

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ANTITHESIS

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Direct or exact opposite

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DISPARITY

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Inequality

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CONGRUENCE

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Being equal

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DEVIATE

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To turn away from it

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13
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TANTAMOUNT

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Equivalent in significance

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DESPOT

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A dicator

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USURP

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To take or hold power by force

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16
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Feudal

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People were given protection in return for loyalty

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Hegemony

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Dominance

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Diligence

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Hardwork

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Trepidation

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Doubt

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Minutia

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Small

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Slovenly

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Untidy

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Incorrible

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Incapable of being corrected

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Malfeanse

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Wrong doing misconduct especially by a public official

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Sycophant

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Trying to flatter someone who’s important

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Deference

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Yielding to someone’s opinion