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Abeyance |
A state of temporary disuse or suspension "Matters were held in abeyance pending further inquiries" |
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Abrogate |
To repeal or do away with ( a law, right, or formal agreement |
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Abstemious |
Not self-indulgent, especially when eating or drinking "We only had a bottle" "how abstemious of you" |
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Adumbrate |
Report or represent in outline "James madison adumbrated the necessity that the senate be somewhat insulated from public passions" |
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Ait |
A small island in a river |
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Alacrity |
Brisk and cheerful readiness "She accepted the invatation with alacrity" |
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Ambivalent |
Have mixed feeling or ideas about something or someone "Some loved her, some hated her, few were ambivalent about her |
