Related Words for offensive

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abhorrent
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Adjective, Adjective
repulsive
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Adjective, Adjective
detestable
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Adjective, Adjective
obnoxious
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Adjective, Adjective
disgusting
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Adjective, Adjective
repugnant
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Adjective, Adjective
outrageous
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Adjective, Adjective
loathsome
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Adjective, Adjective
horrid
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Adjective, Adjective
distasteful
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Adjective, Adjective
insulting
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Adjective, Adjective, Noun
obscene
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
scornful
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Verb, Adjective
hideous
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Adjective, Adjective
violative
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Adjective, Adjective
vile
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Adjective, Adjective
horrific
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Adjective, Adjective
abusive
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Adjective, Adjective
wicked
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Adjective, Adjective, Adverb
offending
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Adverb, Noun, Adjective
objectionable
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Adjective, Adjective
ghastly
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Adjective, Adjective, Adverb
scurrilous
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Adverb, Adjective
morbid
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Adjective, Adjective
nauseating
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Adjective, Adjective
ghoulish
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Adjective, Adjective
sickening
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Adjective, Adjective, Noun
nauseous
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Noun, Adjective
assault
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
attacking
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Verb, Adjective
offense
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Adjective, Noun
rank
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Noun, Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
invasive
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Verb, Adjective, Noun
marauding
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Noun, Noun, Adjective
foul
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Adjective, Adjective, Noun, Verb
repellent
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Verb, Adjective, Noun
unpleasant
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Noun, Adjective
raiding
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Adjective, Noun
offence
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Noun, Noun
unsavory
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Noun, Adjective
unwholesome
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Adjective, Adjective
revolting
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Adjective, Adjective, Noun
antipersonnel
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Noun, Adjective
sepulchral
xxx
Adjective, Adjective
charnel
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adjective
predatory
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Adjective, Adjective
invading
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Adjective, Adjective
on the offensive
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Phrase, Adjective
defensive
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Adjective, Adjective
inoffensive
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Adjective, Adjective
hurtful
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Adjective
vulgar
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Noun
blasphemous
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Adjective
derogatory
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Adjective
demeaning
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Adjective
defense
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Noun
discriminatory
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Adjective
lewd
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Adjective
disrespectful
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Adjective
racist
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Noun
tasteless
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Adjective
indefensible
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Adjective
raunchy
/x
Adjective
bigoted
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Adjective
profane
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Noun
pornographic
xx/x
Adjective
provocative
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Adjective
indecent
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Adjective
inflammatory
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Adjective
crass
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Noun
aggressive
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Adjective
comical
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Adjective
inappropriate
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Adjective
subversive
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Adjective
retaliatory
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Adjective
homophobic
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Adjective
disruptive
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Adjective
vitriolic
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Noun
deceptive
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Adjective
atrocious
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Adjective
destructive
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Adjective
misogynistic
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Adjective
sexist
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Noun
slur
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Noun
hypocritical
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Adjective
counteroffensive
xxx/x
Noun, Adjective
demoralizing
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Adjective
violent
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Adjective
disagreeable
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Adjective
tactless
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Adjective
divisive
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Adjective
disgraceful
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Adjective
ugly
/x
Adjective
intolerable
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Adjective
invidious
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Adjective
odious
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Adjective
nasty
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Adjective
shameful
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Adjective
gross
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Name
hateful
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Adjective
horrible
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Adjective
galling
/x
Adjective
filthy
/x
Adjective
upsetting
x/x
Verb
flagrant
/x
Adjective
confronting
x/x
Verb
disturbing
x/x
Adjective
rancid
/x
Adjective
egregious
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Adjective
disconcerting
xx/x
Adjective
distressing
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Adjective
embarrassing
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Adjective
indignant
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Adjective
degrading
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Adjective
reprehensible
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Adjective
scandalous
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Adjective
irritating
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Adjective
uncomfortable
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Adjective
shocking
/x
Adjective
mortifying
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Adjective
deplorable
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Adjective
villainous
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Adjective
piteous
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Adjective
disorderly
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Adjective
abominable
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Adjective
appalled
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Verb
unspeakable
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Adjective
desperate
/x
Adjective
disparaging
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Adjective
awful
/x
Adjective
maddening
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Adjective
annoying
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Adjective
aggravated
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Verb
rude
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Adjective
provoking
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Adjective
displeasing
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Adjective
putrid
/x
Adjective
injurious
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Adjective
frightful
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Adjective
sordid
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Adjective
dangerous
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Adjective
infamous
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Adjective
noxious
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Adjective
brackish
/x
Adjective
grim
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Adjective
execrable
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Adjective
agonizing
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Adjective
frustrating
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Adjective
brazen
/x
Noun
controversial
xx/x
Adjective
grievous
/x
Adjective
contemptuous
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Adjective
detrimental
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Adjective
despicable
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Adjective
sensitive
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Adjective
dirty
/x
Adjective
contemptible
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Adjective
disquieting
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Adjective
politically incorrect
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Phrase, Adjective
messed up
//
Phrase, Adjective
pejorative
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Adjective
harrowing
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Noun
sacrilegious
xx/x
Adjective
unholy
x/x
Adjective
tet
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Adverb, Noun
rebounding
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Noun
linemen
/x
Noun
ardennes
/x
Name, Verb
spearhead
/x
Verb
resume
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Verb
launch
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Verb
blunting
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Verb
retake
//
Verb
tackles
/x
Noun
halt
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Verb
active
/x
Adjective, Noun
advance
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
advised
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Adjective
aggression
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Noun
ambush
/x
Noun, Verb
assertive
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Adjective
battle
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
blitz
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Noun, Verb
bombing
/x
Noun
breakout
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Noun, Adjective
campaign
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Noun, Verb
coarse
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Adjective
combative
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Adjective
conciliatory
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Adjective
corpse
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Noun, Verb
counterattack
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Noun, Verb
counterrevolutionary
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Adjective, Noun
crackdown
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Noun
crusade
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Noun, Verb
debacle
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Noun
drive
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Noun, Verb
duplicitous
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Adjective
encirclement
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Noun
euphemistic
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Adjective
evasive
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Adjective
football
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Noun, Verb
garish
/x
Adjective
heinous
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Adjective
hostile
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Adjective, Noun
humiliating
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Adjective, Noun
immodest
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Adjective
improper
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Adjective, Verb
incursion
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Noun
inhumane
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Adjective
intrusive
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Adjective, Noun
invasion
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Noun
maneuvering
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Noun
onslaught
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Noun
operation
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Noun
preemptive
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Adjective
prejudicial
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Adjective
proactive
//x
Adjective
push
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Verb, Noun
rapprochement
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Noun
ribald
/x
Adjective, Noun
rollback
/x
Noun, Verb
rough
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Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
savory
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Adjective, Noun
savoury
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Adjective, Noun
shocker
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Noun
sortie
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Noun, Verb
strike
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Noun, Verb
stun
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Noun, Verb
swoop
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Noun, Verb
thrust
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Noun, Verb
unpatriotic
xxx/x
Adjective
war
/
Noun, Verb
die
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Verb, Noun
shirtless
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Adjective
bulletproof
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Adjective, Verb
fall
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Verb, Noun