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8304184321acrimoniousstinging, biting in temper or tone0
8304184322bovineresembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive1
8304196434consternationdismay, confusion2
8304197916corpulentfat; having a large, bulky body3
8304199420disavowto deny responsibility for or connection with4
8304284197dispassionateimpartial; calm, free from emotion5
8304203118dissensiondisagreement, sharp difference of opinion6
8304205562dissipateto cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure7
8304212040expurgateto remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify8
8304215954gauntletan 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 ordeal9
8304223349hypotheticalbased on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation10
8304228540ignoblemean, low, base11
8304230977impugnto call into question; to attack as false12
8304234711intemperateimmoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement13
8304238150odiumhatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct14
8304241285perfidyfaithlessness, treachery15
8304243223relegateto place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish16
8304245944squeamishinclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined17
8304254309susceptibleopen to; easily influence; lacking in resistance18
8304250467subservientsubordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient serving to promote some end19

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