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loathe

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v. hate

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reprimand (v)

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v. show strong disapproval

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lackluster

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adj. dull

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caustic

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adj. sarcastic, biting

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wrest

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v. take by force

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infamous

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adj. having a bad reputation

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jostle

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v. shove hard

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dupe (n)

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n. person easily tricked

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incipient

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adj. just beginning to exist

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inadvertent

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adj. heedless, not attentive

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ominous

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adj. threatening

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tremulous

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adj. quivering

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repudiate

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v. reject, decline

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cessation

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n. stopping

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bristle (v)

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v. stiffen with fear or anger

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euphemism

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n. less offensive term

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mundane

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adj. worldly

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incongruous

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adj. inappropriate

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condolence

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n. pity

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stipulate

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v. specify a condition