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  • 21snaky — Synonyms and related words: Machiavellian, Machiavellic, aberrant, aberrative, acute, ambagious, amphibian, anfractuous, anguiform, anguine, arch, artful, astute, batrachian, cagey, canny, circuitous, circumlocutory, clever, colubriform,… …

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  • 22venomous — Synonyms and related words: acerbic, acrid, acute, antagonistic, antipathetic, baleful, baneful, belligerent, bitter, catching, caustic, clashing, colliding, communicable, conflicting, contagious, corroding, corrosive, corrupting, corruptive,… …

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  • 23viper — [ vʌɪpə] noun 1》 a venomous snake with large hinged fangs, typically with dark patterns on a lighter background. [Vipera berus (the adder) and other species, family Viperidae.] 2》 a spiteful or treacherous person. Derivatives viperine rʌɪn… …

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  • 24viperous — a. Malignant, poisonous, venomous, viperish …

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  • 25reptilian — adj 1. reptiloid, reptilelike; saurian, lizardlike; creeping, Zool. reptant, Zool. repent. 2. base, vile, mean, low, Inf. low down, contemptible, despicable; obsequious, groveling, slithering, crawling, cringing. 3. treacherous, dangerous, bad,… …

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  • 26venomous — [adj] poisonous; hateful accidentally on purpose*, antagonistic, baleful, baneful, catty*, cussed*, deadly, destructive, dirty, evil, hostile, lethal, malefic, malevolent, malicious, malign, malignant, mean, mephitic, noxious, ornery*, rancorous …

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  • 27viper — ► NOUN 1) a poisonous snake with large hinged fangs and a body typically with dark patterns on a lighter background. 2) a spiteful or treacherous person. DERIVATIVES viperish adjective viperous adjective. ORIGIN Latin vipera, from vivus alive +… …

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  • 28viperous — viper ► NOUN 1) a poisonous snake with large hinged fangs and a body typically with dark patterns on a lighter background. 2) a spiteful or treacherous person. DERIVATIVES viperish adjective viperous adjective. ORIGIN Latin vipera, from vivus… …

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  • 29viperous — [vī′pərəs] adj. of, having the nature of, or like a viper; esp., spiteful or malicious: also viperish viperously adv …

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  • 30viper — n. 1 any venomous snake of the family Viperidae, esp. the common viper (see ADDER). 2 a malignant or treacherous person. Phrases and idioms: viper in one s bosom a person who betrays those who have helped him or her. viper s bugloss a stiff… …

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