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Abscond
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V. to steal off and hide
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Arduous
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Adj. strenuous; requiring significant effort
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Belie
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V. to give a false representation of; to misrepresent
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Bombast
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N. pretentious words; speech too pompous for an occasion
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Cacophony
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N. harsh, jarring, discordant (disgreeing) sound; dissonance
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Castigation
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N. severe criticism or punishment
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Censure
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V. to criticize severely; to officicially rebuke; to condemn
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Chicanery
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N. trickery or subterfuge (cheating)
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Coercive
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Adj. serving or intended to compel by force or authority
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Craven
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Adj. lacking any courage; contemptibly (depicably) fainthearted
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Denigrate
denounce |
V. criticize in a derogatory manner; to belittle; to defame; to disparge
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Derision
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N. ridicule; mockery
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Diatribe
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N. attack, or criticism; harsh denunciation
ex. repeated diatribes against the senator |
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Discomfit
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V. to defeat; to put down
ex. to be discomfited by a question |
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Disingenuous
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Adj. insincere; lacking in honesty or frankness
ex. Her excuse was rather disingenuous. |
