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Carping
critical, faultfinding
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Chagrin
- (n) mental distress; shame caused by failure or disappointment
- (v) to cause emotional upset
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Debunk
to expose falsity or untrue claims; to unmask
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Decorous
proper; decent; appropriate to accepted social standards; tasteful
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Disparage
(v) to belittle; to insult; to lower in value by negative criticism
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Disquiet
- (n) uneasiness; restlessness
- (v) to disturb or unsettle; to stir up
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Effrontery
boldness; brashness; arrogance; excessive nerve; chutzpah
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Egregious
obviously wrong; of conspicuously bad quality
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Euphonious
pleasant or sweet sounding, harmonious
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Mercenary
- (adj) acting just for reward or pay
- (n) a person hired to fight for a country or a group not his own
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Perjorative
- (adj) insulting; uncomplimentary
- (n) a demeaning word or remark
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Penchant
a strong preference, leaning, or inclination
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Petulant
irritable; cranky; grouchy
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Quixotic
unrealistic; impractical; visionary
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Sinuous
winding, like a path or road; wavy; bending in and out of
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Spurious
false; counterfeit, inauthentic
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Tantamount
the same as; equivalent in value, meaning, or significance
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Untenable
illogical; unable to be defended or supported
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Virulent
deadly; extremely harmful; poisonous
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Waylay
attack from ambush; lie in wait, obstruct another's passage
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