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acrimonious

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stinging, bitter in temper or tone

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bovine

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resembling a cow or ox, sluggish, unresponsive

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consternation

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dismay, confusion

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corpulent

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fat, having a larger, bulky body

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disavow

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to deny responsibility for or connection with

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dispassionate

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impartial, calm, free from emotion

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dissention

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disagreement, sharp difference of opinion

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dissipate

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to cause to disappear, to scatter,dispel, to spend foolishly, squander, to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure

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expurgate

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to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text, to cleanse, purify

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gauntlet

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an armored or protective glove, a challenge, two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them,an ordeal

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hypothetical

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based on an assumption or guess, used as a provisional or tentative to guide or direct investigation

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ignoble

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mean, low, base

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impugn

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to call into question, to attack false

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intemperate

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immoderate, lacking in self control, inclement

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odium

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hatred, contempt, disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct

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perfidy

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faithfulness, treachery

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relegate

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to place in lower position, to assign, refer, turn over, to banish

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squeamish

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inclined to nausea, easily shocked or upset, excessively fastidious or refined

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subservient

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subordinate in capacity or role, submissively obedient, serving to promote some end

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susceptible

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open to, easily influenced, lacking in resistance