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abjure
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verb
to renounce or reject solemnly; to recant; to avoid |
Steve had to abjure all indulgence when he entered training camp.
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abscission
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noun
act of cutting off or removing |
Dr. Carter recommended an immediate abscission of the abscess in order to minimize any further infection.
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abscond
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verb
to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide |
Doug was left penniless when the two con men absconded with his life savings.
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adulterate
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verb
to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients |
The was a scandal when customers discovered that the healthfood store had been adulterating the wheat grass juice with clippings from the front lawn.
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adumbrate
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verb
to foreshadow vaguely, intimate, suggest, or outline sketchily |
The first volume of the trilogy only adumbrates the basics of the story that will be developed in the next two books.
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anathema
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noun
a solemn or ecclesiastical (religious) curse, accursed or thoroughly loathed person or thing |
He was an anathema to his entire town once it was revealed that he had been a secret police informant.
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anodyne
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adjective
soothing |
Don't you agree that nothing is quite so anodyne as a long soak in a bubble bath?
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antipathy
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noun
aversion, dislike |
I have a very strong antipathy toward pain.
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antithetical
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adjective
diametrically opposed, as in antithesis |
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apocryphal
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adjective
of dubious authenticity or origin; spurious |
Most people believe that stories of alien abduction are apocryphal, but hwat if there really is a big government conspiracty and all those stories are true?
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apogee
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noun
farthest or highest point; culmination; zenith |
perigee is the lowest or closent point (nadir).
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apostate
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noun
one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions, a betrayer of a cause |
Jordan was an apostate of modern culture; he renounced all the trappings of modern life and went to live in a cave.
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apotheosis
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noun
deification, glorification to godliness, the perfect example |
She is the apotheosis of nuturing motherhood; she makes soup for sick friends, nurses wounded birds, and listens to everyone's problems.
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appostive
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adjective
appropriate, pertinent, relevant, apropos |
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approbation
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noun
an expression of approval or praise |
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arrant
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adjective
impudent; being notoriously without moderation |
variation of errant
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ascetic
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noun
one who practices rigid self-denial, especially as an act of religious devotion |
A true ascetic would be able to resist eating these chocolate eclairs, which is why I know I'm not an ascetic.
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asperity
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adjective
severity, rigor; roughness, harshness; acrimony, irritability |
The asperity of a northern winter can lead to serious depression.
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