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  • 31Revile — Re*vile , n. Reproach; reviling. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The gracious Judge, without revile, replied. Milton. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 32Reviled — Revile Re*vile , v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Reviled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reviling}.] [Pref. re + OF. aviler to make vile, depreciate, F. avilir; [ a] (L. ad.) + vil vile. See {Vile}.] To address or abuse with opprobrious and contemptuous language;… …

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  • 33Revilement — Re*vile ment, n. The act of reviling; also, contemptuous language; reproach; abuse. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 34Slander — Slan der, n. [OE. sclandere, OF. esclandre, esclandle, escandre, F. esclandre, fr. L. scandalum, Gr. ??? a snare, stumbling block, offense, scandal; probably originally, the spring of a trap, and akin to Skr. skand to spring, leap. See {Scan},… …

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  • 35revile — verb (reviled; reviling) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French reviler to despise, from re + vil vile Date: 14th century transitive verb to subject to verbal abuse ; vituperate intransitive verb to use abusive language ; rail Synonyms …

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  • 36scold — I. noun Etymology: Middle English scald, scold, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skāld poet, skald, Icelandic skālda to make scurrilous verse Date: 12th century 1. a. one who scolds habitually or persistently b. a woman who… …

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  • 37Crokinole — Computer simulation of a crokinole board. Designer(s) Eckhardt Reiner Elton Wettlaufer Years active ca. 1876– Players 2 or 4 …

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  • 38Desiderius Erasmus — Erasmus redirects here. For other uses, see Erasmus (disambiguation). Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus Desiderius Erasmus in 1523 as depicted by Hans Holbein the Younger Full name Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus Born October 28, 1466 …

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  • 39Heraclitus — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy era = Ancient philosophy color = #B0C4DE image caption = Heraclitus by Johannes Moreelse. The image depicts him as the weeping philosopher wringing his hands over the world and the obscure dressed… …

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  • 40Shunning — can be the act of social rejection, or mental rejection. Social rejection is when a person or group deliberately avoids association with, and habitually keeps away from an individual or group. This can be a formal decision by a group, or a less… …

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