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5833924174acrimoniousstinging, bitter in temper or tone0
5833926020bovineresembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive1
5833929817consternationdismay, confusion2
5833931146corpulentfat; having a large, bulky body3
5833932177disavowto deny responsibility for or connection with4
5833935071dispassionateimpartial; calm, free from emotion5
5833938290dissensiondisagreement, sharp difference of oppinion6
5833940272dissipateto cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure7
5833946476expurgateto remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify8
5833949581gauntletan armored or protective glove; a challenge; two lines of men armed with weapons with which beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal9
5833956177hypotheticalbased on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation10
5833980608ignablemean, low, base11
5833982023impugnto call into question; to attack as false12
5833984220intemperateimmoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement13
5833986241odiumhatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct14
5833989927perfidyfaithlessness, treachery15
5833992755relegateto place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish16
5833995993squeamishinclined to nausea, easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined17
5834000895subservientsubordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end18
5834005764susceptibleopen to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance19

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