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abstain
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To refrain from something by one's own choice: abstain from traditional political rhetoric.
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augury
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The art, ability, or practice of auguring; divination.
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balmy
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Having the quality or fragrance of balm; soothing.
Mild and pleasant: a balmy breeze. |
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condensation
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An abridgement or shortening of something, especially of a written work or speech.
Physics. The process by which a gas or vapor changes to a liquid. |
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cursory
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Performed with haste and scant attention to detail: a cursory glance at the headlines.
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blight
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Any of numerous plant diseases resulting in sudden conspicuous wilting and dying of affected parts, especially young, growing tissues.
The condition or causative agent, such as a bacterium, fungus, or virus, that results in blight. |
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deprecate
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To express disapproval of; deplore.
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dissuade
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To deter (a person) from a course of action or a purpose by persuasion or exhortation: dissuaded my friend from pursuing such a rash scheme.
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enigmatic
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Of or resembling an enigma; puzzling: a professor's enigmatic grading system
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facilitate
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To make easy or easier: political agreements that facilitated troop withdrawals.
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fraught
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Filled with a specified element or elements; charged: an incident fraught with danger; an evening fraught with high drama.
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gratification
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the act of being pleased or satisfied: His achievement gratified his father.To give what is desired to; indulge: gratified her curiosity. Reward
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hypocritical
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being accused from hypocrisy, the practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold or possess; falseness.
An act or instance of such falseness. |
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imbibe
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To drink.
To absorb or take in as if by drinking: “The whole body... imbibes delight through every pore” (Henry David Thoreau). |
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imperious
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Arrogantly domineering or overbearing. See Synonyms at dictatorial.
Urgent; pressing. Obsolete. Regal; imperial. |
