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CrunchPrep Flashcards

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Laconic

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(adj) brief and to the point; effectively cut short

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Insipid

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(adj) lacking taste or flavor

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Pragmatic

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(adj) concerned with practical matters

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Iconoclast

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(noun) someone who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions

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Arduous

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(adj) difficult to accomplish; hard to endure

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Profligate

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(adj) recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources

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Prosaic

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(adj) not challenging: dull and lacking excitement

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Ameliorate

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(v) make, become better

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Obsequious

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(adj) obedient or attentive to an excessive degree

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Capricious

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(adj) given to sudden behavior change

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Fortuitous

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(adj) happening by accident or chance

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Orthodox

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(adj) conforming to all the traditional beliefs and religious practices

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Alacrity

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(noun) lively and cheerful readiness

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Pellucid

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(adj) translucently clear

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Corroborate

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(v) confirm or give support to

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Magnanimous

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(adj) very generous or forgiving

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Scrupulous

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(adj) diligent, thorough, and extremely careful

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Prolific

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(adj) fruitful, present in large number

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Dogmatic

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(adj) Dictatorial, opinionated

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Placate

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(v) make someone less angry or hostile

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Mercurial

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(adj) subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood, tempermental

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Exacerbate

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(v) infuriate, make worse

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Redundant

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(adj) superfluous, re-iterative

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Hackneyed

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(adj) unoriginal and trite

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Prudent

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(adj) acting with or showing care and thought

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Belie

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(v) disguise or contradict

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Esoteric

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(adj) mysterious, obscure

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Cacophony

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(noun) a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds

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Impetuous

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(adj) acting or done quickly and without thought or care

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Idiosyncrasy

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(noun) a way of thought peculiar to an individual

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Extant

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(adj) in existence, surviving

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Obscure

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(adj) not discovered or known about; uncertain

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Didactic

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(adj) intended to teach, educational

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Pithy

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(adj) brief, to the point

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Copius

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(adj) abundant in supply or quantity

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Ostentation

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(adj) pretentious and vulgar display intended to impress, show off

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Adulterate

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(v) alter or debase, often for profit

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Vociferous

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(adj) loud and clamorous

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Taciturn

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(adj) reserved or uncommunicative in speech

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Obdurate

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(adj) refuse to change one’s opinion, stubborn

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Garrulous

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(adj) excessively talkative

42
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Misanthrope

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(noun) person who hates others

43
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Lionize

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(verb) treat someone as a celebrity

44
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Imminent

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(adj) about to happen

45
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Frivolous

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(adj) trivial, silly

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Benign

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(adj) gentle, kindly

47
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Dissonance

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(noun) lack of harmony, disagreement

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Inculpate

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(verb) accuse or blame

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Docile

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(adj) compliant, submissive

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Sporadic

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(adj) occurring at irregular intervals, scattered or isolated

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Prevaricate

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(verb) deceive, stretch the truth

52
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Chicanery

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(noun) deception, trickery

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Gainsay

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(verb) deny or contradict

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Eulogy

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(noun) praise, exclamation

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Belligerent

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(adj) hostile and aggressive

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Dispassionate

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(adj) unfeeling, impartial

57
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Providential

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(adj) lucky, occurring at a favorable time, opportune

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Diffidence

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(noun) hesitancy; lack of confidence

59
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Fractious

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(adj) irritable and quarrelsome

60
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Malign

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(adj) hurtful and injurious

61
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Disparate

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(adj) essentially different in kind, not allowing comparison

62
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Plausible

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(adj) seeming reasonable or probable

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Sanguine

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(adj) optimistic or positive

64
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Venerate

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(V) regard with great respect

65
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Trite

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(adj) silly, commonplace

66
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Succinct

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(adj) brief, to the point

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Ingenious

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(adj) clever, original, and inventive

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Meticulous

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(adj) very careful and precise

69
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Erudite

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(adj) well-educated, cultured

70
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Bolster

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(v) support or strengthen

71
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Anachronism

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(noun) error in time placement

72
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Trivial

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(adj) of little value or importance

73
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Advocate

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(noun) person supporting an idea or cause publicly

74
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Conspicuous

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(adj) obvious, easily seen

75
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Innocuous

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(adj) harmless and inoffensive

76
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Audacious

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(adj) reckless, daring

77
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Tumultuous

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(adj) confused, or disorderly

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Reticent

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(adj) secretive, quiet

79
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Fervid

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(adj) intensely enthusiastic or passionate

80
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Enervate

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(verb) weaken, wear out

81
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Prodigal

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(adj) wastefully extravagant

82
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Auspicious

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(adj) conducive to success, favorable

83
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Soporific

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(adj) tending to induce drowsiness or sleep

84
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Engender

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(verb) cause or give rise to

85
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Loquacious

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(adj) tending to talk a great deal; talkative

86
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equivocate

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(verb) to avoid giving a clear or direct answer or question

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Inimical

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(adj) tending to obstruct or harm

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Superfluous

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(adj) extra, unnecessary

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Fastidious

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(adj) very careful and attentive

90
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Recalcitrant

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(adj) disobedient, uncontrollable

91
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Ephemeral

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(adj) momentary, passing

92
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Pusillanimous

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(adj) lacking courage, fearful

93
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Vacillate

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(verb) go back and forth, be indecisive

94
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Ambivalent

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(adj) having mixed feelings, conflicting

95
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Enigma

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(adj) difficult to interpret or understand, mysterious

96
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Euphoric

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(adj) intense excitement and happiness

97
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Pedant

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(noun) a person who overemphasizes rules or minor details

98
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Profound

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(adj) very great or intense, thoughtful

99
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Inchoate

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(adj) undeveloped, beginning

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Lethargic

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(adj) lazy, sluggish

101
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Deride

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(adj) make fun of; insult

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