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Choleric

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very angry, easily annoyed (adjective)

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Ostracize

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to avoid someone intentionally, preventing from joining a group (verb)

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Abjure

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to formally, or publicly say that you no longer agree with a way of thinking or belief (verb)

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Burgeon

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to grow or increase amount fast (verb)

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Conflagration

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a big and extensive ___

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Contort

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to bend or twist something violently or unnaturally into a different shape

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Eminent

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important, famous, respected (noun)

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Flagrant

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(of a bad action, situation, person) shocking because obvious (adjective)

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Pernicious

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having a very harmful effect or influence

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Conjecture

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guess about something based on how it seems and not on proof

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Heinous

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very bad and shocking

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Livid

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incredibly angry

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Banal

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boring, ordinary, or original

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Discern

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