confederate
nounA person or group joined with another for a shared purpose.
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Clear all filtersA person or group joined with another for a shared purpose.
An accusation made in response to another accusation.
To act against an influence in order to reduce or cancel its effect.
Deliberately planned to achieve a particular result.
One of the four traditional virtues: prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance.
One of four traditional virtues
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A portrayal that exaggerates selected traits, often for humor or criticism.
To criticize or reprimand severely.
Criticize severely
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Providing a release of strong or pent-up emotions.
Sharply critical or sarcastic; literally, able to burn or corrode.
Biting in tone
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An obvious or misleading pretense that hides the real situation.
To make up for a loss or disadvantage, or to provide payment for work.
Make up for a disadvantage
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Payment for work, or something provided to make up for a loss or disadvantage.
A collection assembled from several separate sources or pieces.
Collection from several sources
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The quality of having many connected parts or considerations.
Willing to follow instructions or meeting stated requirements.
Willing to follow directions
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To accept or allow conduct despite recognizing it as wrong.
To consult or discuss with others.
General agreement within a group.
To introduce something unwanted that makes a substance or result impure or unreliable.
An accusation made in response to another accusation.
Deserving blame for a fault or wrongdoing.
To restrain, limit, or keep something under control.
Keep within limits
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