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Abjure

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to renounce(abandon) or reject solemnly; to recant; to avoid

-He refused to abjure the catholic faith

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Abrogate

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to abolish or annul by authority

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abscission

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the act of cutting off or removing

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acarpous

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effete; no longer fertile; worn out

-The land seems acarpous

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accretion

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growth; building up by accumulation

the city's core is surrounded by recent accretion

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admonish

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to reprove; to express warning or disapproval

-She admonished me for being late

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adroit

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adept; skilled with hands

sculptors are adroit

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adumbrate

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to foreshadow; to suggest; to obscure (not known; hard to define)
-what adumbrates the meaning of this?

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anathema

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a solemn or ecclesiastical (종교적)curse

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Anodyne

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soothing, something that assuages (less intense) or allays (diminish) pain or comfort
-Tried to keep the convo. anodyne as possible

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antipathy

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aversion (strong dislike); dislike

He had aversion for most forms of exercises

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antithetical

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directly opposed or contrasted

-Her religious beliefs are antithetical to mine

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diametrical

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used to describe how completely different two things are

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apocryphal

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of dubious (doubtful) authenticity or origin
spurious

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apogee

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farthest or highest point; zenith

He has reached the apogee in his foolishness

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apostate

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a person who renounces/abandons religious/political convictions
-firmly held belief (conviction)

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apotheosis

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deification; glorification to godliness

His appearance as Hamlet was apotheosis of his career

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apposite

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appropriate, pertinent; relevant

the lectures are apposite to discussions

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apprise

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to give notice to; to inform

The snitch apprised the detective of the evidence

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arabesque

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a complex, ornate design

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arcane

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mysterious, abstruse

egyption letters are considered arcane

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arrant

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impudent-impertinent; bold and disrespectful

-He is arrant in nature

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artless

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completely without guile; natural

Pope is artless in his words

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ascetic

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abstinence from indulgence
self-denial, austere-severe in manner-no comfort or luxury
-monks live ascetic lives

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Asperity

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severity; rigor; roughness

He censured him with asperity

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aspersion

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an attack on reputation; act of defamation (damage good reputation)
-He was casting aspersion on me

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assay

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an analysis; test

I did an assay on fruit flies

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asseverate

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to aver; to allege; to assert
-to state a fact forcefully
-aver-to state
-He was making an un-proven asseveration

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assiduous

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hard-working

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attenuate

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to reduce; to weak or make thinner

Her tolerance of alcohol attenuated by her ill-ness

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augury

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omen; portent (sign or warning)

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auspice

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protection or support
-the war in Iraq stopped under the auspice of the UN

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auspicious

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favorable; propitious (good chance of success)
=conducive to success
-conducive-making certain situation likely or possible

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aver

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to affirm; to assert; to prove

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baleful

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sinister (impression of something harmful); pernicious (harmful effect); ominous

-Baleful situation in Japan

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bane

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cause of injury; poison; source of harm

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beatify

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to bless; make happy

The crowd was beatified by his presence

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bedizen

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to adorn, especially in a cheap showy way; showy manner
-festoon

-dress was bedizened with flower

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belie

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to give false impression

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bellicose

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belligerent; pugnacious; warlike
-demonstrating aggression; hostile

a group of bellicose mob

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bilge

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bulge

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blandish

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to toady-one who flatters
fawn:give servile display of flattery
flatter into doing something
--He was blandished into writing my paper

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blithe

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carefree; merry

blithe comedy

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boisterous

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loud; noisy

the party was boisterous

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boor

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a rude or insensitive person

he was being such a boor

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burnish

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to polish; to rub to shine

his pot was burnished over many years

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byzantine

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complex; labyrinthine

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cabal

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a scheme or plot; group of plotters
(political usually)

-the cabal of democrats was to cheat in the election

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cachinnate

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to laugh loudly

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cadge

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to sponge or mooch
-ask for or obtain

-he eats whenever he can cadge a meal

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cajole

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coax, inveigle;
persuade someone to do something

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calumniate

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to slander; to make a false accusation
(명예회손)

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calumny

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slander; aspersion (attack on reputation)

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caparison

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to adorn or bedizen

the room was caparisoned by flowers

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captious

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calculated to confuse or entrap in argument

-ETS makes captious questions

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caret

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cavil

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to find fault without good reason
(트집잡다)
she caviled at my smile

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celerity

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speed; alacrity (brisk n cheerful readiness)
she accepted the invitation with alacrity/celerity

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chasten

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to chastise or correct
-rebuke or reprimand

-he chastised his colleagues for their laziness

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chauvinist

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a blindly devoted patriot

-Lakers fans are considered chauvinists

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Chimera

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an illusion; originally, an imaginary fire-breathing she-monster

The future you are wishing for is a chimera