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(Click for frequent words.) 62 deflect attention 60 divert attention 54 curry favor 54 mollify 53 discredit 53 deflect 52 scapegoat 52 placate 51 downplay 51 appease 50 allay fears 50 burnish 50 allay concerns 49 mollify critics 48 politicize 48 embarrass 46 China artificially deflates 46 deflecting criticism 46 reassure 46 criticized 46 assuage fears 45 criticize 45 demonize 45 allay 45 vilify 45 ease tensions 45 mislead 44 assuage 44 justify 44 harshly criticized 44 mend fences 44 undercut 44 defuse 43 criticizing 43 tamp down 43 criticism 43 lambasted 43 roundly criticized 43 portray 43 besmirch 43 cynically 43 assailed 43 deliberate snub 42 insincere 42 distract 42 hoodwink 42 underplay 42 dissociate himself 42 soft pedaling 42 disingenuous 42 castigated 42 disassociate himself 42 soothe ruffled feathers 42 dissociate itself 42 scapegoats 42 foment sectarian tensions 41 defuse tensions 41 widen sectarian rifts 41 thinly veiled swipe 41 criticsed 41 undermine 41 dissuade 41 tarnish 41 quash 41 belittle 41 reassert 41 abjectly apologized 41 smooth ruffled feathers 41 hypocritical 41 destablize 41 marginalize 41 quash rumors 41 legitimize 41 dispel 41 Nixonian stonewalling 41 buttress 40 pacify 40 blatant electioneering 40 malign 40 absolve 40 soothe tensions 40 reacted tepidly 40 conceal 40 bolster 40 politically motivated 40 pre empt 40 dangerously naive 40 denigrate 40 fiddling fumbling 40 denounced 40 smokescreen 40 lambast 40 provoke sectarian strife 40 squelch dissent 40 circumvent 40 delegitimize 40 ingratiate themselves 40 heatedly denied 40 mend ties 40 insinuate 40 diversionary tactic 40 crticised 40 assail 40 reassure jittery investors 40 reassure jittery 40 dispel notions 40 unstatesmanlike 39 rebut 39 distancing himself 39 outflank 39 adamantly defended 39 angered 39 oust 39 harsh criticism 39 distancing itself 39 bluntest language 39 squelch 39 backfired 39 fundamentally dishonest 39 galvanize 39 refuted suggestions 39 disassociate themselves 39 Richichi blamed 39 provoke backlash 39 expressing displeasure 39 roundly condemned 39 goad 39 temper sectarian tensions 39 quell 39 punish 39 stoke sectarian tension 39 delegitimise Israel 39 placatory 39 downplaying 39 rebuff 39 placate disgruntled 39 lambaste 39 diplomatically bludgeoned 39 tacit admission 39 suppress voter turnout 39 communalise 39 stinging rebuttal 39 Chiding 39 spoke disparagingly 39 annihilate Buddhism 39 angrily denounced 39 wrest control 39 harshly criticizes 39 Seytoff dimissed 39 wrote Mursi Atallah 38 soothe tempers 38 endear himself 38 handled incompetently 38 dispel suspicions 38 needlessly antagonized 38 grandstanding 38 reckless spenders 38 exculpate 38 criticizes 38 congressional grillings 38 convenient scapegoat 38 vindicate 38 persuade 38 incite mutiny 38 orchestrated smear 38 woo 38 critics 38 strenuously resisted 38 disassociate 38 deliberate disinformation 38 soothe 38 lambasting 38 chastised 38 recolonise Zimbabwe 38 appeasing 38 indoctrinate schoolchildren 38 dupe 38 ham fisted 38 dispel misconceptions 38 defuse simmering tensions 38 allay apprehensions 38 Talibanise 38 intimidate 38 suppress dissent 38 veiled criticism 38 destabilize 38 overthrow democratically elected 37 snub 37 staunchly defended 37 Ryuichi Saito auto 37 rationalize 37 stinging criticism 37 thinly veiled 37 faulted 37 allay suspicions 37 orchestrating smear 37 derided 37 subvert Tibetan Buddhist 37 quell dissent 37 refute 37 perceived closeness 37 hurling slanders 37 infuriated 37 Critics accuse 37 mocked 37 Criticised 37 heal rift 37 discredit Plame 37 muzzle 37 convince 37 disparaged 37 critised 37 sow discord 37 discrediting 37 incite sectarianism al Maliki 37 recolonise Sudan 37 dispel doubts 37 elicit sympathy 37 prod 37 topple Somchai 37 publicize 37 buy uranium yellowcake 37 castigating 37 poured scorn 37 pandering 37 stoutly denied 37 scandals plaguing 37 mend rifts 37 ingratiate himself 37 cynically manipulate 37 shameless 37 scathing criticism 37 conciliatory 37 unseat 37 Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda 37 foment strife 37 foment rebellion 37 decried 37 flatly rebuffed 37 backfire 37 pilloried 37 grossly miscalculated 37 rebuke 37 stoke 37 vehemently defended 37 misguided 36 obtain yellowcake uranium 36 partisan obstructionism 36 thinly disguised 36 ridiculed 36 sensationalize 36 wrest 36 squelch rumors 36 cast aspersions 36 stoke tensions 36 quash dissent 36 grossly overreacted 36 smear 36 CONCEPCION Chile Chile 36 expert David Learmount 36 ony Blair 36 unqualified crony 36 catching Stupar 36 scape goat 36 lambasts 36 bitterly resented 36 castigate 36 pour scorn 36 defuse tension 36 mend rift 36 mollifying 36 politicalization 36 backtrack 36 inartful language 36 stifle dissent 36 impose punitive 36 stifle yawns 36 disingenuously 36 criticisms 36 soothe nerves 36 encroaching colonialism 36 excoriate 36 escalate tensions 36 halfhearted apology 36 deride 36 exonerate 36 unhorse 36 irked 36 underscore 36 atone 36 dispel rumors 36 deliberately mislead 36 quell unrest 36 heal rifts 36 blunt 36 humiliate 36 neoconservative pundits 36 bristled 36 harshly criticizing 36 kowtowing 36 annex Abkhazia 36 obfuscate 36 accuse 36 dispel apprehensions 36 evade 36 assailing 36 unfairly 36 sowed confusion 36 foist 36 silence dissenting voices 36 backpedal 36 alienate 36 currying favor 36 scotch rumors 36 singularly inept 36 rile 36 Gen. Yaftali 36 chided 36 pointedly disavowed 36 rebuking 36 deriding 36 perceived aloofness 36 Moses Baltazar 36 egregiously violate these 36 impassioned denials 36 scuttle 35 affix blame 35 reinvigorate 35 avoid antagonizing 35 veiled rebuke 35 blatantly dishonest 35 placating 35 extort ransom 35 diffuse tensions 35 debunk 35 reacted harshly 35 Iranophobia 35 deliberately misleading 35 flatly denying 35 insulate 35 fostering socialistic 35 villainize 35 hamfisted 35 grossly mishandled 35 misconstrued 35 Assailing 35 assign blame 35 cynical opportunism 35 condoning torture 35 muckrake 35 underline 35 treading tightrope 35 heaped scorn 35 counteract 35 delegitimise 35 schoolyard insults 35 underhandedly 35 outspokenly critical 35 ingratiate 35 ingratiate itself 35 Successive administrations 35 vilified 35 totally speculative Tesvich 35 heatedly defended 35 heaps scorn 35 tacitly approving 35 disassociate itself 35 intellectually indefensible 35 poked fun 35 soothe frayed nerves 35 humanise 35 misdirect 35 drawn flak 35 thwart hostile takeover 35 staunchly defends 35 rebutted 35 reacted angrily 35 abrasive confrontational 35 coalesce evangelicals around 35 artificially depressing 35 rebuked 35 chide 35 sully 35 Deeply unpopular 35 reframe 35 cynically manipulated 35 vigorously defended 35 expressed dismay 35 sidestep 35 Bruesewitz hesitated 35 hide 35 reacted indignantly 35 reduce maggot infestation 35 hamhanded 35 tin ear 35 Wurtzel concedes 35 sow sectarian strife 35 entrench 35 artificially depresses 35 foment 35 proprietary microbubble technology 35 formulate coherent 35 portray Banias 35 poke fun 35 crush dissent 35 hypocritical posturing 35 armtwist 35 insinuating 35 destablise 35 defended 35 unfairly pilloried 35 upbraiding 35 indiscreet remarks 35 perceived 35 grossly overblown 35 outspoken critic 35 PR stunt 35 privately groused 35 disengenuous 35 disparage 35 excoriated 35 Chen Chung hsin 35 Gardineer OTS managing 35 assails 35 deceive 35 upstage 35 ploy 35 rankled 35 tacit acknowledgment 35 Triqui Indian 35 Stafford heaved desperation 34 breathtakingly arrogant 34 needlessly provocative 34 sway 34 misinterpreted 34 staunchest backers 34 overly deferential 34 chastising 34 ridiculing 34 reacted sceptically 34 nakedly partisan 34 distanced himself 34 drew flak 34 soften 34 demean 34 delude 34 restrain 34 saffronise 34 violated journalistic ethics 34 sternly rebuked 34 BBC James Coomarasamy 34 misstating facts 34 perpetuate 34 calm flaring tempers 34 legitimatize 34 outraged 34 constant carping 34 chastizing 34 manipulate 34 stoke sectarian conflict 34 make Afzali scapegoat 34 subvert 34 Trump birther 34 distancing themselves 34 ghettoize 34 deliberate distortion 34 sow disunity 34 sow discord among 34 soothe jittery investors 34 foment sectarian strife 34 ruffled feathers 34 reacted defiantly 34 e Burchard Galleries 34 Becquelin 34 suicide Kayiranga 34 wrongfoot 34 sow dissent 34 harshly denounced 34 grossly unfair 34 journalistic malfeasance 34 usurp 34 implicate 34 sharp rebuke 34 reacted curtly 34 constant equivocations 34 mischaracterize 34 tacitly admitting 34 tape Ashjian complains 34 steadfast denials 34 tacitly condoning 34 Sharyl Attkisson reports 34 scathing 34 Erpenbach ehn bahk 34 politically expedient 34 spokesman Dmitri Peskov 34 sensationalise 34 seeming intransigence 34 Newspaper editorials 34 waging smear 34 accusing 34 Kordan impeachment 34 clarify 34 decouple perceptions 34 hotly denies 34 mea culpa 34 forcibly repatriate 34 callously indifferent 34 sow instability 34 extends olive branch 34 flatly denied 34 criminalize homelessness 34 unusually conciliatory 34 frosty relations 34 Navid Shafa whose 34 revive 34 publicity stunt 34 Beijing resolutely opposes 34 pretext 34 shed crocodile tears 34 deliberately deceived 34 chastise 34 depoliticize 34 denounce 34 thwart 34 rein 34 brusquely dismissed 34 impugn 34 micromanage 34 complicitous 34 evict Patten 34 coopt 34 politicizing 34 Swift boated 34 type GO ENS 34 misinformation innuendo 34 revive Netscape Navigator 34 sounding contraptions 34 resolutely condemns 34 forment 34 thaw frosty 34 Al Sharpton galvanized 34 misplaced priorities 34 dishonest 34 upbraid 34 Strongly criticizing 34 overreached 34 underhanded 34 denouncing 34 pouring scorn 34 hypocrite 34 faulty prewar intelligence 33 grossly undervalued 33 entirely altruistic 33 Oust 33 satirize 33 embarrass Vitter 33 militarise 33 inflame sectarian passions 33 drew rebuke 33 thinly veiled jab 33 faced withering criticism 33 disinform 33 mend frayed ties 33 infuriate 33 cynically exploited 33 strenuously defended 33 backhanded swipe 33 villify 33 pillorying insurers 33 Griles intervention 33 misrepresenting 33 discredit Frumin objectivity 33 favoring socialistic tax 33 blatant 33 rhetorical broadsides 33 renationalize 33 Trump flirtation 33 assert 33 rebuffed 33 stinging rebuke 33 pillorying 33 scolded 33 conspicuously omits 33 rebutt 33 Critics 33 Redoubling 33 categorical denials 33 Dalai Clique 33 provoked furor 33 foment revolution 33 Zainuddin motive 33 distortions exaggerations 33 dismissive 33 pander 33 calm frayed nerves 33 resurrect 33 acutely embarrassed 33 decay wafting 33 kow towed 33 criticizm 33 ignite sectarian strife 33 keep Tomcats airworthy 33 delegitimize Israel 33 alias Dragan Dabic 33 agent Dante DiTrapano 33 standardize interrogation techniques 33 discourage 33 outrage 33 soothe jittery 33 sugarcoat 33 discontent 33 ineptly 33 blistering critique 33 emergent superpower 33 befool 33 Matthew Whiteway 33 US exiled Uighur 33 tarnished image 33 calm jittery 33 decrying 33 revoke birthright citizenship 33 oust Deby 33 trivialize 33 dramatize 33 POO' tihn 33 invent pretexts 33 Visibly angered 33 blatantly 33 mishandling 33 categorical denial 33 banish memories 33 Tokyo Governor Shintaro 33 diversionary ploy 33 extricate itself 33 detractors 33 Taking umbrage 33 flog 33 alternately lambasted 33 crying crocodile tears 33 undo 33 kidnapping Yaroshenko 33 negotiate prisoner swap 33 unfairly vilifying 33 hypocrisy 33 callous 33 chiding 33 accusatory fingers 33 stanch 33 strongly worded rebuke 33 locate Tawakal 33 vain 33 belittling 33 unjustly detaining 33 classless crass 33 compensate 33 rabble rouse 33 vocal critic 33 SEEK icon 33 unfairly vilified 33 milligram Valium tablet 33 voiced displeasure 33 blame 33 paint rosy 33 described Lucovsky recollection 33 dissociate themselves 33 behaved unethically 33 expresses dismay 33 energy Isner wolfed 33 take resolute countermeasures 33 disinvite 33 wring 33 NAFTAgate 33 foment sectarian 33 disgraceful 33 survive Abana 33 lame excuse 33 publicly rebuked 33 totally groundless 33 Europeanize 33 mischaracterizing 33 Eventually Sagala 33 lip zingers 33 tarnished reputation 33 undersecretary Labid Abbawi 33 Chastising 33 grossly exaggerates 33 disingenious 33 slams govt 33 downplayed 33 depoliticise 33 politically motivated smear 33 Liberal backbencher Bronwyn Bishop 33 postelection upheaval 33 Nejatian 33 engineered rapprochement 33 ducking debates 33 desperately 33 political opportunism 33 discredited 33 oust Eisner 33 Daniel Schearf reports 33 shamelessly 33 deliberately misinterpreting 33 shamelessly exploited 33 Gujarat CM Narendra 33 deliberately sabotaged 33 condemned 33 elicit incriminating 33 isolate 33 derail 33 defuse sectarian tensions 33 rectify 33 wring concessions 33 Criticized 33 nettled 32 Ju Jintao 32 reacted testily 32 overcompensate 32 misrepresented 32 reassurances 32 Hostile takeover 32 lend credence 32 diverts attention 32 expressed displeasure 32 Metered billing 32 failed miserably 32 Don Imus nationally syndicated 32 thinly veiled dig 32 spokeswoman Kristin Carvell 32 humanize 32 privatize Pemex 32 unspoken corollary 32 criticsm 32 smokeless tobacco pouches 32 angrily lashed 32 withering criticisms 32 drew stern rebuke 32 beleaguered 32 stem 32 maintained stony silence 32 perceived disloyalty 32 seeming ambivalence 32 staunchly federalist 32 unscramble scrambled eggs 32 critcised 32 pedophilia scandals 32 apportion blame 32 copycat self immolation 32 staunchest backer 32 roundly rebuked 32 outsize bonuses 32 angry denouncements 32 deadlocked Mideast peacemaking 32 overthrow Deby 32 dishonest deceitful 32 grammar punctuation etc. 32 highhanded 32 commissioner Thomas Hammarberg 32 allied janjaweed militia 32 Lhasa riot 32 implicitly condones 32 muck raking 32 unpresidential 32 insensitive 32 strenuously denied 32 Demonising 32 evicting cyclone 32 elicit confession 32 conciliatory tone 32 Americanise 32 holier 32 behaved irresponsibly 32 manipulated prewar intelligence 32 slighting 32 sow confusion 32 NEW DELHI Accusing 32 remain doggedly foward 32 politically motivated vendetta 32 cyberattacks originating 32 serial exaggerator 32 provoke 32 minister Bakhtiar Amin 32 unfairly punishes patriots 32 backpedaling 32 demagogic 32 heap scorn 32 deeply resents 32 vaunted eloquence 32 ineffective patchwork quilt 32 ingratiate herself 32 openly contemptuous 32 frighten 32 downright deceitful 32 blacken 32 dispell 32 stinging riposte 32 discredit Abascal 32 undermining 32 unwelcome distraction 32 needlessly antagonize 32 sow dissension 32 stinging critique 32 countering 32 tread tightrope 32 falsely portraying 32 imprisoned dissident Liu 32 cynically exploiting 32 doctoring prewar intelligence 32 populist 32 spark sectarian strife 32 backfire spectacularly 32 superheated containers 32 deliberately misrepresenting 32 oust Keyworth 32 unfairly tarred 32 IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER 32 risked antagonizing 32 cynical 32 sharply rebuked 32 deploy missile interceptors 32 riled 32 Criticising 32 unravel Janco Partners 32 incur automatic excommunication 32 glamourize 32 distort 32 locate Nasar 32 misleading 32 blatantly hypocritical 32 stoke sectarian strife 32 antagonize 32 dissociated himself 32 implicitly endorsing 32 horribly misguided 32 lashed 32 KOLD News #China 32 childish temper tantrum 32 spreading disinformation 32 frequent verbal gaffes 32 woo surly 32 calumnious 32 disassociated himself 32 flak 32 WHouse 32 gushing undersea 32 disabuse 32 frequent critic 32 browbeat 32 rebuffing 32 unfairly manipulating 32 Fumio Kyuma resigned 32 scapegoating 32 breathtakingly cynical 32 promiser 32 singular megaphone 32 maligning Sarah Palin 32 unsparing critique 32 chairman Erry Riyana 32 suppress 32 gazump 32 disassociating himself 32 inflame 32 incessant sniping 32 intellectually dishonest 32 exiled Uighurs 32 deliberately sabotaging 32 life Pall Arason 32 waxed indignant 32 suitably contrite 32 fiercely resisted 32 faulting 32 backtracking 32 NBCentralAsia experts 32 Nozomi probe 32 unpopularity 32 prevent 32 unseat incumbents 32 groundless accusation 32 alterior motives 32 renminbi artificially 32 vehemently denied 32 disloyal 32 Endangered condors 32 kow towing 32 quietly seethed 32 overthrow Obiang 32 behaved arrogantly 32 arrogant disregard 32 insensitive remark 32 wrest concessions 32 Taras Chornovyl Yanukovych 32 SULAIMANIYAH Iraq Kurdish 32 irresponsibly 32 adamantly denied 32 stonewalling 32 heaping scorn 32 suborn perjury 32 brushing aside suggestions 32 backpeddle 32 novel chimeric peptide 32 unsettle 32 Humala distanced 32 Talibanize Pakistan 32 veiled reference 32 kill Vera Wilby 32 oust De Venecia 32 wrongs 32 reacted coldly 32 misrepresenting facts 32 unsafe slipshod 32 placate Mousavi 32 sour graping 32 insisted 32 vicious smear 32 scupper 32 dismayed Barattini 32 fearmonger 32 roundly chastised 32 administration 32 officer Ivana Vuco 32 mercilessly ridiculed 32 stoutly defended 32 scape goats 32 scare monger 32 hyping 32 Wichita Immanuel Baptist 32 subtle jab 32 Pooh poohing 32 loudest complainers 32 exacerbate tensions 32 misguide 32 denigrated 32 Scott McCellan 32 denies 32 cast aspersion 31 vitriolic outbursts 31 belittled 31 terribly mismanaged 31 incensed 31 fig leaf 31 Assigning blame 31 disturb communal harmony 31 counseled patience 31 unfairly caricatured 31 portrayed 31 imposing quarantines 31 utter hypocrisy 31 verbal broadside 31 repatriate Khadr 31 oust Moamer Kadhafi 31 divert 31 Daniel Bouton dismissed 31 extradite Moustafa 31 blatantly lied 31 baseball glamourpusses 31 rhetorical volleys 31 mocking 31 Abdel Basset Mohamed 31 politically motivated witch hunt 31 tarnished 31 shield 31 re energize 31 admiring chroniclers 31 villification 31 disinvitation 31 Maher Arar affair 31 marginalize Arafat 31 needlessly enflamed world 31 counterbalance 31 critisised 31 stymie 31 smear campaign 31 sidestepped questions 31 coercively obtain 31 stoking tensions 31 Christina Aguilera Celine Dion 31 roundly assailed 31 crass insensitivity 31 berated 31 spokesman Alistair Hodgett 31 Shvaichenko 31 veiled swipes 31 decries 31 scolding 31 hatch conspiracies 31 eminently defensible 31 rightward lurch 31 desperate 31 acknowleded 31 blatant untruths 31 insufficiently forceful 31 unsuccesfully 31 bitterly denounced 31 Phuangketkeow 31 extradite Luis Posada 31 undermined 31 Criticizing 31 deepening unpopularity 31 similarly noncommittal