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Rejective

Rejecting, or tending to reject.

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Dismissive 84% connected

Giving dismission.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Dismissive 84% connected

Giving dismission.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Reject 74% connected

To cast from one; to throw away; to discard.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Reject 74% connected

To cast from one; to throw away; to discard.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Scorn 74% connected

Extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; that disdain which springs from the opinion of the utter meanness and unworthiness of an object.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Scorn 74% connected

Extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; that disdain which springs from the opinion of the utter meanness and unworthiness of an object.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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