English Vocab Week 1-4

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ABNEGATION

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Self-denial.

Hint 1

Through abnegation I was able to break my habit of smoking.

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PRODIGIOUS

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Impressively great in size, force or extent.

Hint 2

There was a prodigious display of anxiety during the first day of classes for freshman.

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OBSTINACY

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Stubborness

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His obstinacy over admitting he was wrong lead to his girlfriend dumping him

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CLAIRVOYANT

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able to perceive things that are out of the range of the human senses

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When Liz successfully predicted that I would win the lottery, many claimed she was clairvoyant

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RANCOR

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Bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will

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William's rancor gave way and resulted in his slaying the men who had killed his family

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COMPLICITY

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Involvement as an accomplice in a crime or wrongdoing.

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Despite that it was my friend's plan to rob the store, I, too, was arrested due to my complicity

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FECUND

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Productive; fertile; fruitful

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By fertilizing the crop, she insured the corn would be fecund.

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PARSIMONIOUS

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Extremely or excessively frugal; stingy

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Cyrus was so parsimonious, he would rather walk home in the rain rather than pay for bus fare

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COMPLACENT

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Self-satisfied; smug.

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Cassandra's complacent attitude frustrated her parents who wanted her to be a successful student

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ANTIQUATE

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o make obsolete or old-fashioned

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When I mentioned that I liked music from the eighties, I felt antiquated by the students who had never heard of the songs I mentioned

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CONSTERNATION

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Great confusion or dismay

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will was filled with consternation when he looked at his AP Calculus homework for the first time

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INVIOLABLE

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Not able to be violated; secure.

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After the tragedy of September 11, many believe the United States is no longer the inviolable country it once was

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LANGUID

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Lacking energy or vitality; weak

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Last period classes are often filled with languid students whose lack of motivation make teaching difficul

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PATINA

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The sheen on any surface, produced by age or use.

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Despite the worn quality of the wood, its patina made it an antique of great value.

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TACITURN

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Habitually untalkative or silent

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Sybil's taciturn nature made it difficult for her to make friends and socialize

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VIRULENT

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Extremely poisonous or harmful, as a disease or microorganism. 2. Bitterly hostile or antagonistic

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When news spread about the virulent virus, people traveled to the hospitals in droves to be vaccinated against it.

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FLATULENCE

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Gas

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Experiencing flatulence when attending a party, is a situation ripe with embarrassing consequences

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UBIQUITOUS

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Being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent

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Dr. Webertan's ubiquitous presence won him much respect for his the obvious commitment to his work that it reflected.

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TEMERITY

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Foolish boldness; rashness.

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When Nicholas jumped from the roof wearing his makeshift wings, his temerity lead to ten broken bones

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CONJECTURE

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Inference based on incomplete evidence; guesswork.

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Although a conjecture was made about the identity of the suspect, the vague description deterred the detectives from finding her

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TENUOUS

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unsubstantial, thin, shaky, uncertain

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Cecilia's tenuous understanding of the cosmos, often left her in a state of consternation

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BELLICOSE

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warlike, belligerent

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The bellicose spirit of the soldiers intimidated their enemies

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LUGUBRIOUS

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mournful, grieving, sometimes to a ridiculous degree.

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Yesterday, all flags were restored to full mast thus ending the lugubrious days honoring the victims of the World Trade Center tragedy

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PREDILECTION

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preference, partiality, a pre-judged liking.

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Alabaster's predilection for fly-swatting made him a fixture at the buffet table whenever we had family picnics

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ATTENUATE

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to weaken

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Cleo's virulent speech was attenuated by the man in the audience who revealed to everyone in the crowd that Cleo was a charlatan

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REPUGNANT

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offensive; distasteful.

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Despite the repugnant nature of the Neo-Nazis, Carla continued to watch the documentary in which they were featured in hopes she would somehow gain a better understanding of why they believed what they did.

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CORPULENCE

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obesity; fatness

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In a world where so many are starving, it is astounding how many people in the United States die from health problems related to corpulence

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PAROXYSM

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a sudden outburst of emotion or action.

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The attack on the World Trade Center continues to cause paroxysms even a year after it occurred

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DIDACTIC

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instructive, intended to teach.

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SOPORIFIC

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sleep-inducing, causing sleep

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The soporific effects of eating lunch and then attending a class in a crowded, overheated room, leads one to wonder where the logic is in teaching after twelve

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PLACATE

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to allay the anger of , appease

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He attempted to placate the whining child by promising him he would buy him a treat as soon as they arrived at their destination

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ENIGMATIC

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puzzling, ambiguous, inexpilcable

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Some said that his enigmatic personality attracted a plethora of attractive women who wanted to "figure him out."

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INSIPID

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dull, tasteless, lacking flavor or excitement

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To the Fulbright scholar, the discussion among the undergraduates was insipid and cliche

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EXPIATE

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to atone for or make amends for.

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Despite trying to expiate for his sins, he was still banished from the church for stealing from the collection box

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STENTORIAN

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Extremely loud

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The stentorian voices of the singers attracted a large audience to the open-air theatre

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RETINUE

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The followers of a person of rank or prestige

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Celeste and her retinue of worshiping freshman boys, only disgusted those who couldn't stand such blind devotion.

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DIATRIBE

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A bitter speech or verbal attack

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The diatribe was followed by conciliatory words that people could hardly take seriously after feeling so abused by the initial comments

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CONCILIATORY

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Appeasing; characteristic of winning someone over.

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VESTIGE

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A visible trace, evidence or sign of something that no longer exists or appears

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The only apparent vestige left of her love for fashion from the eighties was her fluorescent pink socks

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MOLLIFY

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To calm or soothe

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INSOLENT

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Disrespectfully arrogant; impudent; rude

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EFFRONTERY

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Brazen boldness; presumptuousness.

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CHURLISH

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Rude or boorish

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CANARD

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A false or unfounded story.

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PALLIATIVE

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Something that eases or relieves a disease or disorder without curing it

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BILIOUS

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Having a peevish disposition

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AVIDITY

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Enthusiasm

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SOBRIQUET

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Nickname

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LOUT

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An awkward, stupid person.

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DECREPITUDE

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The quality of being weakened, worn out, or impaired by old age, illness, or hard use

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ARDUOUS

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Difficult; strenuous

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PARIAH

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One who has been excluded from society; an outcast.

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DEBAUCH

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To corrupt morally.

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SALACIOUS

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Obscene, indecent or lewd; bawdy.

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CLOISTER

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A monastery or convent

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SQUALID

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Having a dirty or wretched appearance.

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PERDITION

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Eternal damnation

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IMPORTUNE

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To beset with repeated and insistent requests

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PERNICIOUS

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Destructive, deadky

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TUMULT

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The din and commotion of a great crowd 2) Agitation of the mind or senses

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DISSIPATE

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To break up and drive away; to disappear or vanish

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VISCOUS

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Sticky; tending to resist flow when pressure is applied.

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PESTILENTIAL

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Tending to cause death or disease.

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MIASMA

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A noxious atmosphere or influence

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PUNGENT

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A sharp, acrid sensation that affects smell and/or taste.

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CELESTIAL

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Heavenly

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EXPOUND

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To explain in detail

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EPHEMERAL

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Short-lived, fleeting.

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ESOTERIC

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Understood by few

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VORACIOUS

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Extremely hungry or ravenous

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PROPITIOUS

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Favorable; auspicious

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APOTHEOSIS

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An exalted or glorified ideal.

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INCULCATE

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To instruct or teach

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OPPROBRIUM

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Disgrace arrising from shameful conduct

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ABROGATE

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To abolish or do away with

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UMBRAGE

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Offense or resentment

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HISTRIONIC

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Overly dramatic or theatrical.

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IGNOMINY

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Shame or dishonor

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LOQUACIOUS

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Very talkative.

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FATUOUS

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Foolish or inane; stupid