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Craven

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Cowardly and defeated

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Cacophony

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Harsh discordance of sound

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Harangue

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A scolding; intense verbal attack

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Discomfit

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To confuse and deject (make gloomy)

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Castigation

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To criticize or reprimand severely

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Censure

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Strong expression of disapproval

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Morose

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Gloomily ill-hundred, as a person or mood

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Irascible

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Easily provoked to anger; very irritable

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Denigrate

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To speak damagingly of

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Bombast

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Pretentious words, used to impress others

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Furtive

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Taken, done, used by secret or disguise

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Disingenuous

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Lacking in sincerity

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Abscond

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To depart in a secret manner, especially to avoid capture

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Dissemble

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To give a false or misleading appearance to

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Derision

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Ridicule; mockery

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Exacerbate

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To increase the severity of; worsen

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Misanthrope

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A hater of humankind

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Garrulous

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Excessively talkative in a rambling manner

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Cower

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To crouch, as in fear or shame

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Inopportune

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Inappropriate; inconvenient

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Diatribe

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A bitter attack or criticism

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Chicanery

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Trickery or deception by quibbling (petty objection)

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Belie

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To misrepresent; contradict

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Arduous

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Requiring or using much energy and vigor

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Malevolent

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Wishing evil or harm to others