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acrimonious: (adj) stinging, bitter in temper or tone
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bovine: (adj) resembling a cow or oz; sluggish, unresponsive
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consternation: (n) dismay, confusion
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corpulent: (adj) fat; having a large, bulky body
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disavow: (v) to deny responsibility for or connection with
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dispassionate: (adj) impartial; calm, free from emotion
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dissension: (n) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
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dissipate: (v) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure
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expurgate: (v) to remove objectionale passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify
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gauntlet: (n)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: (adj) based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation
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ignoble: (adj) mean, low, base
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impugn: (v) to call into question; to attack as false
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intemperate: (adj) immoderate, lacking in self- control; inclement
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odium: (n) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct
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perfidy: (n) faithlessness, treachery
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relegate: (v) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish
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squeamish: (adj) inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined
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subservient: (adj) subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient
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susceptible: (adj) open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance