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condone

overlook

somber
  1. dark and gloomy
  2. melancholy

inception

origin, start

futile

useless, ineffective

pliable
  1. easy to influence
  2. flexible

peevish

irritable

repugnant

offensive to one

flout

mock

deference

respect

spurn

decline

clemency

mercy, forgiveness

sustain
  1. withstand
  2. support

shield

defend

persevere

persist, continue

hale

healthy

enhance

make greater

curtail

reduce

succumb
  1. give in to
  2. die

prone
  1. likely
  2. lying face down

incarceration

imprisonment