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| an abusive attack on a person's character |
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| to speak disparagingly of |
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| to protest strongly or attack vehemently with words |
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| to reprimand or berate harshly |
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| to reproach or denounce vehemently; |
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| abusive language aimed at a person or thing, esp. by numerous persons |
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| the disgrace or the reproach incurred by conduct considered outrageously shameful |
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| to expose to public derision, ridicule, or abuse |
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| to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand |
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| to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval |
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| to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language |
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| a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation |
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| to use or address with harsh or abusive language |
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| of doubtful authorship or authenticity |
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| a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor |
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| trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry |
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| to give a false or misleading appearance to |
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| speaking or acting in two different ways concerning the same matter with intent to deceive |
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| to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead |
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| serving as a substitute; synthetic; artificial |
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| insidious cunning in attaining a goal |
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| telling lies, esp. habitually |
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| deliberate breach of faith or trust |
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| to speak falsely or misleadingly |
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| apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible |
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| not genuine, authentic, or true |
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| a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form |
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| a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation |
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| allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a word or phrase, esp. with intent to deceive or misguide |
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| characterized by great knowledge |
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| heated or vehement in spirit |
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| easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible |
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| to appease or pacify, esp. by concessions or conciliatory gestures |
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| to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely |
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| wastefully or recklessly extravagant |
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| subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim; erratic |
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| to depart in a sudden and secret manner, esp; to avoid capture and legal prosecution |
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| to dry thoroughly; dry up |
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| to produce, cause, or give rise to |
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| lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory |
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| talking or tending to talk much or freely |
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| to lessen in force or intensity |
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| a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning |
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| dealing or concerned with facts or actual occurrences; practical |
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| conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners |
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| to be indecisive or irresolute |
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| to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument |
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| a strong feeling of aversion or repugnance |
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| harsh discordance of sound |
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| to laugh at in scorn or contempt |
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| inharmonious or harsh sound |
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| to deprive of force or strength |
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| excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner |
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| to speak falsely or misleadingly |
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| exceedingly eager or avid |
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| conformity to truth or fact |
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| characterized by great knowledge |
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| a situation presenting such difficulties as to discourage or defeat any attempt to deal with or resolve it |
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| disposed to be silent or not to speak freely |
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| to clear from a charge of guilt or fault |
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| to mix or merge so as to make a combination |
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| trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry |
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