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  • 121explode — I. v. a. 1. Discharge, burst, displode, detonate. 2. Discard, repudiate, scout, scorn, contemn, cry down, treat with contempt, bring into disrepute. II. v. n. Burst, displode, detonate, be discharged …

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  • 122spurn — verb he s been spurned by every woman he ever loved Syn: reject, rebuff, scorn, turn down, treat with contempt, disdain, look down one s nose at, despise; snub, slight, jilt, dismiss, brush off, turn one s back on; give someone the cold shoulder …

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  • 123sniff — v 1. snuff, snuffle, inhale, breathe in, take in air, whiff; sniffle, snivel. 2. smell, smell in the air, get a whiff of, perceive or detect the aroma or odor of, catch the scent of; smell out, trace, track, trail. 3. sniff at turn one s nose up… …

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  • 124spurn — verb Syn: reject, rebuff, scorn, turn down, treat with contempt, disdain, look down one s nose at; informal turn one s nose up at Ant: welcome, accept …

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  • 125sneeze — [[t]sniz[/t]] v. sneezed, sneez•ing, n. 1) pat phl to emit air or breath suddenly, forcibly, and audibly through the nose and mouth by involuntary, spasmodic action 2) phv sneeze at, Informal. to treat with contempt; scorn: $50,000 is nothing to… …

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  • 126slight — [adj1] insignificant, small fat, feeble, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meager, minor, modest, negligible, off, outside, paltry, petty, piddling, remote, scanty, slender, slim, sparse, superficial, trifling, trivial, unessential, unimportant,… …

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  • 127contemn —   v.t. treat with contempt; scorn.    ♦ contemner,    ♦ contemnor, n …

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  • 128insult — [in sult′; ] for n. [ in′sult΄] vt. [MFr insulter < L insultare, to leap upon, scoff at, insult < in , in, on + saltare, freq. of salire, to leap: see SALIENT] 1. to treat or speak to with scorn, insolence, or great disrespect; subject to… …

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