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  • 131funk — funk1 funker, n. /fungk/, n. 1. cowering fear; state of great fright or terror. 2. a dejected mood: He s been in a funk ever since she walked out on him. v.t. 3. to be afraid of. 4. to frighten. 5. to shrink from; try to shirk. v.i. 6. to shrink… …

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  • 132fustigate — fustigation, n. fustigator, n. fustigatory /fus ti geuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /fus ti gayt /, v.t., fustigated, fustigating. 1. to cudgel; beat; punish severely. 2. to criticize harshly; castigate: a new satire that fustigates bureaucratic… …

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