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Gall

The bitter, alkaline, viscid fluid found in the gall bladder, beneath the liver. It consists of the secretion of the liver, or bile, mixed with that of the mucous membrane of the gall bladder.

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Anger 76% connected

Trouble; vexation; also, physical pain or smart of a sore, etc.

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Discourtesy 76% connected

Rudeness of behavior or language; ill manners; manifestation of disrespect; incivility.

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Enmity 76% connected

The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition.

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Hostility 76% connected

State of being hostile; public or private enemy; unfriendliness; animosity.

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Irritate 76% connected

To render null and void.

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Sore 76% connected

Reddish brown; sorrel.

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Envy 76% connected

Malice; ill will; spite.

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Grievance 76% connected

A cause of uneasiness and complaint; a wrong done and suffered; that which gives ground for remonstrance or resistance, as arising from injustice, ty…

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Grudge 76% connected

To look upon with desire to possess or to appropriate; to envy (one) the possession of; to begrudge; to covet; to give with reluctance; to desire to…

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Heartburning 76% connected

Causing discontent.

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Score 76% connected

A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account.

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Sulkiness 76% connected

The quality or state of being sulky; sullenness; moroseness; as, sulkiness of disposition.

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Bitterness 74% connected

The quality or state of being bitter, sharp, or acrid, in either a literal or figurative sense; implacableness; resentfulness; severity; keenness of…

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Bitterness 74% connected

The quality or state of being bitter, sharp, or acrid, in either a literal or figurative sense; implacableness; resentfulness; severity; keenness of…

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Crusty 74% connected

Having the nature of crust; pertaining to a hard covering; as, a crusty coat; a crusty surface or substance.

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Crusty 74% connected

Having the nature of crust; pertaining to a hard covering; as, a crusty coat; a crusty surface or substance.

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Fret 74% connected

See 1st Frith.

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Fret 74% connected

See 1st Frith.

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Rancorous 74% connected

Full of rancor; evincing, or caused by, rancor; deeply malignant; implacably spiteful or malicious; intensely virulent.

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Rancorous 74% connected

Full of rancor; evincing, or caused by, rancor; deeply malignant; implacably spiteful or malicious; intensely virulent.

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Synonym 12

Bile 92% connected

A yellow, or greenish, viscid fluid, usually alkaline in reaction, secreted by the liver. It passes into the intestines, where it aids in the digesti…

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Bitterness 92% connected

The quality or state of being bitter, sharp, or acrid, in either a literal or figurative sense; implacableness; resentfulness; severity; keenness of…

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Chafe 92% connected

To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.

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Crust 92% connected

The hard external coat or covering of anything; the hard exterior surface or outer shell; an incrustation; as, a crust of snow.

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Freshness 92% connected

The state of being fresh.

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Fret 92% connected

See 1st Frith.

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Impertinence 92% connected

The condition or quality of being impertnent; absence of pertinence, or of adaptedness; irrelevance; unfitness.

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Impudence 92% connected

The quality of being impudent; assurance, accompanied with a disregard of the presence or opinions of others; shamelessness; forwardness; want of mod…

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Insolence 92% connected

The quality of being unusual or novel.

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Irk 92% connected

To weary; to give pain; to annoy; -- used only impersonally at present.

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Rancor 92% connected

The deepest malignity or spite; deep-seated enmity or malice; inveterate hatred.

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Resentment 92% connected

The act of resenting.

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