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Abrogate
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v. To abolish or annul by authority; put down
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Accretion
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n. Growth, increase by successive addition, building up.
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Adumbrate
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v. To foreshadow vaguely, intimate, suggest or outline sketchily
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Alacrity
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n. Eager and enthusiastic willingness
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Anodyne
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adj. Soothing
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Apogee
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n. Farthest or highest point; culmination; zenith
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Apotheosis
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n. Deification, glorification to godliness, the perfect example
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Apposite
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adj. appropriate, pertinent, relevant, apropos
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Arabesque
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n. Complex, ornate design
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Ascetic
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n. One who practices rigid self-denial, especially as an act of religious devotion.
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