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Blatant
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Brazenly obvious; flagrant; offensively noisy or loud; clamorous
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Taboo
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Improper or unacceptable by society; to prohibit something or an exclusion from use or practice
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Sinewy
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Of or like sinews; tough, firm, braided, or resilient
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Malevolently
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Wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill disposed; malicious; evil; harmful; injurious
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Belligerence
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A warlike or aggressively hostile nature, condition or attitude; an act of carrying on war; warfare
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Chastisement
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To discipline, especially by corporal punishment; to criticize severely
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Mirage
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Something illusory; without substance or reality
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Ludicrous
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Causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable
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Inarticulate
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Lacking the ability to express oneself, especially in clear and effective speech
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Derisive
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Expressing contempt or ridicule
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Jeer
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To make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice
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Leviathan
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A sea monster; any huge marine animal, as the whale; anything of immense size and power, as a huge, oceangoing ship
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Crestfallen
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Dejected; dispirited; discouraged; having a drooping crest or head
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Enterprise
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A project undertaken or to be undertaken, especially one that is important or difficult or that requires boldness or energy; Noun
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Diminished
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To make smaller or less or to cause to appear so; to detract from the authority, reputation, or prestige of
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