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abjure
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to renounce upon oath; to give up
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abrogate
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to abolish by authoratative action
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abstemious
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sparing esp. in eating or drinking
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acumen
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accuracy; keeness of perception, discernment or discrimination
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antebellum
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existing before the civil war
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auspicious
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affording a favorable auspice
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belie
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to tell lies about; to show to be false
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bellicose
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favorig or inclined to start quarrels
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bowdlerize
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to edit for purgic reasons
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chicanery
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deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry; trickery
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chromosome
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elongated chromatin containg basophillic bodies of the cell nucleus made up of chromatids
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churlish
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being rude; borish
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circumlocution
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the use of a large number of unnecessary words to express an idea
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circumnavigate
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to go around the earth esp. by water
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deciduous
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falling off (as at the end of a growing period or stage of development)
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deleterious
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hurting; noxious; harmful
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diffident
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lacking confidence; timid
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enervate
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to weaken or lesen the vitality or strength of
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enfranchise
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to set free(as from bondage or slavery)
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epiphany
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to realize something; a moment of insight or sudden revelation
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