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Altercation

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a noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public.

2
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Aquiline

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like an eagle, (of a person’s nose) hooked or curved like an eagle’s beak.

3
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Cumbersome

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large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwieldy.

4
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Debauchery

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excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures.

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Denounce

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publicly declare to be wrong or evil.

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Depict

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show or represent by a drawing, painting, or other art form.

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Disdain

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the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one’s consideration or respect; contempt.

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Implicate

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show (someone) to be involved in a crime.

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Incriminate

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make (someone) appear guilty of a crime or wrongdoing; strongly imply the guilt of (someone).

10
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Innumerable

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too many to be counted (often used hyperbolically).

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Inscrutable

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impossible to understand or interpret.

12
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Interminable

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endless (often used hyperbolically)

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Irrepressible

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not able to be controlled or restrained.

14
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Meditatively

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given to, characterized by, or indicative of meditation; contemplative.

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Multifarious

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many and of various types.

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Posterity

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all future generations of people.

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Predicament

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a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation.

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Proliferate

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increase rapidly in numbers; multiply.

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Promiscuity

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promiscuity is the practice of having casual sex frequently with different partners or being
indiscriminate in the choice of sexual partners[

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Refute

A

prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove.

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Reproach

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the expression of disapproval or disappointment.

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Repudiate

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refuse to accept or be associated with.

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Reverberate

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(of a loud noise) be repeated several times as an echo.

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Saboteur

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a person who engages in sabotage. (Sabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening a
polity or corporation through subversion, obstruction, disruption, or destruction.)

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Sordid

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involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.

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Stratum

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ne of usually many layers of a substance (such as rock); a level of society made up of people of the same rank or position

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Unorthodox

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contrary to what is usual, traditional, or accepted; not orthodox.

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Venerate

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regard with great respect; revere.