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Abdicate

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To step down from a position of Power

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Abridge

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To shorten, condense or lessen in length

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Absolve

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to forgive or free from blame

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Abysmal

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extremely wretched, bottomless

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Advocate

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to support, or be in favor of

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Affinity

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sympathy, attraction, kinship

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Agenda

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Program, things to be done

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Aggrandize

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to make great

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Allusion

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an indirect reference

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Altruistic

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unselfish concern with the welfare of others

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Amnesty

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an official pardon for a group of people who violate a law

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Animosity

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ill will, active dislike

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Arduous

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difficult to do, laborious

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Augment

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to increase or enlarge

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Aversion

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strong or fixed dislike, a feeling of repugnance

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Banal

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commonplace, trite, unoriginal

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Baroque

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extravagantly ornate, flamboyant, characterized by bold ornamentation

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Begrudge

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to envy another’s possessions, to concede reluctantly

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Benediction

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a blessing, a good wish

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Benign

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gentle, not harmful, kind

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Blanch

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to turn pale

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Botch

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to bungle, to foul up

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Bracing

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invigorating, to prepare

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Broach

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to open up a subject for discussion

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Buffoon

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clown or fool

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Bulwark

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something used as a defense, a strong protection

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Cache

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a hiding place, something hidden in a secret place

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Callous

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unfeeling and insensitive

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Capitulate

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to surrender, to stop resisting

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Catharsis

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an emotional purification, an emotional release

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Censure

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the act of blaming or condemning

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Chastise

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to criticize severely

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Chronic

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constant, lasting a long time

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Circumspect

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careful, thought through

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Clique

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an exclusive group

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Coherent

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making sense, organize and logical

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Colloquial

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conversational, used in informal speech

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Compatible

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able to get along well

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Convey

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to transport, to conduct, to communicate

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Conviction

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determination, a state of being convinced

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Copious

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abundant, lavish

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Corroborate

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to support with evidence

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Criterion

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standard for judging

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Dearth

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a shortage

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Deference

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respect, courtesy

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Deft

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skillful

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Delineate

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to describe or picture in words, to detail

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Delude

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to deceive, to have false illusion

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Depravity

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moral corruption

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Depreciate

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to lessen in value, to belittle

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Desecrate

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to treat with disrespect

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Destitute

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very poor, totally lacking

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Diatribe

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a denunciation, a biting speech

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Didactic

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instructive, intended to educate

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Diffuse

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wordy, not concentrated, to spread widely

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Digress

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to stray from the main subject

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Discerning

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keenly perceptive, shrewd

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Discount

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to deduct, to disregard

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Diva

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an opera singer, prima donna, a tempermental, conceited person

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Docile

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easily tought, submissive

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Dupe

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to deceive, to trick

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Ebb

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to decline, to recede

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Eccentric

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nonconventional, a little kooky

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Efface

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to erase, to rub away the features, to obscure

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Egocentric

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self-involved, selfish

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Egregious

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extremely bad, flagrant

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Elucidate

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to make clear

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Emigrate

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to move to a new country, to move to a new place

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Emissary

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a messenger or representative, an agent

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Engaging

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charming, interesting

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Enigma

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a puzzle, a baffling situation, something obscure

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Enshroud

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to cover, to enclose with a dark cover

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Exacting

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greatly demanding, requiring close attention

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Exalt

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to raise high, to glorify

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Exorbitant ext

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ravagant, exceeding what is usual

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Expedite

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to make faster or easier, to carry out promptly

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Explicit

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clearly stated, precisely shown

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Expunge

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to erase, to strike out

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Extol

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to praise highly

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Façade

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the principal front of a building, a false appearance

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Faction

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a group, or part of large group, united on an issue