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  • 91Nīþ — For the cursing pole, see Nithing pole. In historical Germanic society, nīþ (Old Norse: níð; Old English: nīþ, nīð); was a term for a social stigma implying the loss of honour and the status of a villain. A person affected with the stigma is a… …

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  • 94return — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. restore, put back, bring back, echo, yield, render, reply, answer, reciprocate; nominate, elect; come back, recur, reappear, revert. See restoration. n. arrival, homecoming, reversion, recurrence,… …

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  • 95tu quoque — Latin, lit. thou also (or, in modern slang, so are you! ); an argument which consists in retorting accusations …

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  • 96retort — [[t]rɪtɔ͟ː(r)t[/t]] retorts, retorting, retorted VERB To retort means to reply angrily to someone. [WRITTEN] [V with quote] Was he afraid, he was asked. Afraid of what? he retorted... [V that] Others retort that strong central power is a… …

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  • 97retorsion — n. act of retorting an argument, act of turning an argument against the person who made it; retaliation, reprisal …

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  • 98retorsions — n. act of retorting an argument, act of turning an argument against the person who made it; retaliation, reprisal …

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  • 99recriminatory — a. Recriminating, retorting, accusing …

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  • 100retort — I UK [rɪˈtɔː(r)t] / US [rɪˈtɔrt] verb [transitive] Word forms retort : present tense I/you/we/they retort he/she/it retorts present participle retorting past tense retorted past participle retorted to reply immediately in an angry or humorous way …

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