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contradistinction
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critic
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cutting
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demeaning
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derogatory
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diagnostic
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disapproving
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discerning
1
discriminating(slight, severe, sharp, fine, thin)
1
distinctiveness
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distinguishment
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division
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dodging
1
equivocation
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equivocatory
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evasion
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evasive
1
exacting
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exception
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fault-finding(adjective, critical)
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