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Noxious Nouns

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quackery
The practice or methods of a a fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill.
insincerity
A lack of honesty in the expression of actual feeling; hypocrisy; deceitfulness.
digression
The act of deviating or wandering away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing.
assailant
A person who attacks.
scoundrel
An unprincipled, dishonorable person; villain.
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pomposity
An ostentatious display of importance.
charlatan
A person who pretends or claims to have more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses.
jobbery
The conduct of public or official business for the sake of improper private gain.
zealot
An excessively dedicated person; fanatic.
misogyny
Hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women.
expectoration
Spit or phlegm.
dastard
A mean, sneaking coward.

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