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Infamous

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having a bad reputation

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Jostle

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to shove hard

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dupe

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a person easily tricked

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incipient

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just beginning to exist

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inadvertent

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heedless, not attentive

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Loathe

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to hate

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reprimand

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to show sharp disapproval

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lackluster

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dull

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caustic

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sarcastic, biting

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wrest

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take by force

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ominous

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threatening

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tremulous

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quivering

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13
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repudiate

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to reject, decline

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14
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cessation

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a stopping

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15
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bristle

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stiffen with fear or anger

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16
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euphemism

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a less offensive term

17
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mundane

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worldly

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incongruous

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inappropriate

19
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condolence

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pity

20
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stipulate

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to specify a condition