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Anathema

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A hated, repellent person or thing (N)
S: Abhorration; detestation
A: Beloved

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Audit

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To check the accuracy of financial accounts and records (V)
S: Inspect, Examine

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Banter

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Teasing; playful conversation (N)
S: Joshing
A: Vituperation

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Castigate

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To criticize or punish severely (V)
S: Reprimand, Chastise, Scold
A: Praise

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Disabuse

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To free someone from believing something false (V)
S: Enlighten, Inform
A: Lie, Misinform

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Dither

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To hesitate nervously (V)
S: Vacillate, Waver
A: Settle, Conclude

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Docile

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Easy to teach or manage; obedient (ADJ)
S: Submissive, compliant
A: Unmanageable, Willful

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Emaciated

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Extremely thin; wasted away. (ADJ)
S: Withered
A: Plump, fattened

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Gauche

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Lacking social graces; tactless (ADJ)
S: Awkward
A: Graceful

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Heresy

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The act of holding a belief that goes a against an established Doctrine. (N)
A: Orthodoxy

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Ignominy

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Public shame, disgrace. or dishonor (N)
S: Disgrace, Infamy
A: Renown, Eminence, Repute

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Libation

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A drink especially an alcoholic one. (N)
S: Intoxicated

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Motley

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Made up of dissimilar parts; being of many color (ADJ)
S: Varied
A: Uniform, homogeneous, similar

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Repine

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To be discontent as though yearning for something; to complain (V)
S: Grumble, Fret

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Restive

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Restless and impatient (ADJ)
S: Edgy, jumpy
A: Relaxed, Calm

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