...a blog in definitions...

chivy \CHIV-ee\ verb

1 : to tease or annoy with persistent petty attacks
*2 : to move or obtain by small maneuvers

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per contra • \per-KAHN-truh\ • adverb

1 a : on the contrary *b : by way of contrast
2 : as an offset

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placid \PLASS-id\ adjective

: serenely free of interruption or disturbance; also :
complacent

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execrate \EK-suh-krayt\ verb

*1 : to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
2 : to detest utterly

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emissary \EM-uh-sair-ee\ noun

*1 : one designated as the agent of another : representative
2 : a secret agent

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calumny \KAL-um-nee\ noun

*1 : a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation
2 : the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to harm another's reputation


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