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| caustic | "(adj) sarcastic in a scathing or bitter way (via Latin from Greek kaustos 'combustible,' from kaiein 'to burn')" |
| dupe | "(n) a victim of deception; a pawn, a chump" |
| inadvertent | "(adj) not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning; a mistake made through lack of care; heedless (Latin, in [not] + advertere, 'turning the mind to')" |
| incipient | "(adj) in an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop (Latin, incipient, 'undertaking, beginning')" |
| infamous | "(adj) well known for some bad quality or deed (Latin, infamis based on fama 'fame')" |
| jostle | "(v) push, elbow or bump against someone roughly, typically in a crowd; collide with, plow into" |
| lackluster | "(adj) lacking in vitality, force or conviction; uninspired, dull" |
| loathe | "(v) feel intense dislike or disgust for; hate" |
| reprimand | "(v) rebuke someone, esp. officially; to show sharp disapproval; admonish, censure (Latin, reprimenda, 'things to be held in check')" |
| wrest | "(v) forcibly pull something from a person's grasp; take by force" |
| accost | "(v) approach or address someone boldly or aggressively; approach someone with hostility or harmful intent" |
| furtive | "(adj) attempting to avoid attention or notice typically because of guilt; secretive (Latin, furtem 'theft')" |
| gesticulate | "(v) use gestures esp. dramatic ones instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words" |
| hapless | "(adj) unfortunate" |
| pretext | "(n) a reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason; an excuse (Latin, praetexere 'to disguise')" |
