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repudiate v.
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abandon; abjure; apostatize; banish; cast; decline; default; defect; demur; deny; desert; disacknowledge; disapprove; disavow; discard; disclaim; dishonor; disinherit; dismiss; disown; dump; flush; fly; forsake; nix; oust; rat; recant; refuse; renounce; repeal; reprobate; rescind; retract; reverse; revoke; spurn; tergiversate; tergiverse; turn; turn down
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repugnant adj.
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abhorrent; abominable; adverse; against; alien; antagonistic; antipathetic; averse; conflicting; contradictory; counter; creepy; different; disagreeable; disgusting; distasteful; extraneous; extrinsic; foreign; foul; hateful; horrid; incompatible; inconsistent; inconsonant; inimical; invidious; loathsome; nasty; nauseating; noisome; objectionable; odious; offensive; opposed; opposite; repellent; revolting; revulsive; sickening; unconformable; unfitted; unfriendly; vile
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rescind v.
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X-out; abolish; abrogate; annul; backpedal; backwater; cancel; countermand; dismantle; forget; invalidate; lift; nix; overturn; quash; recall; remove; renege; repeal; retract; reverse; revoke; scrub; void
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residual adj.
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balance; continuing; enduring; extra; lingering; net; remaining; surplus; unconsumed; unused; vestigal
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resilient adj.
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airy; buoyant; effervescent; elastic; expansive; hardy; irrepressible; plastic; pliable; rebounding; rubbery; springy; stretchy; strong;
supple; tough; volatile |
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respite n.
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acquittal; adjournment; break; breath; breather; cessation; deadlock; deferment; delay; deliverance; discharge; downtime; ease; exculpation; five; forgiveness; halt; hiatus; immunity; intermission; interregnum; interruption; interval; layoff; leisure; letup; lull; moratorium; pardon; postponement; protraction; recess; relaxation; release; relief; reprieve; rest; stay; stop; ten; time; truce
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reticent adj.
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bashful; close; hesitant; mum; reserved; restrained; shy; silent; taciturn; uncommunicative; unforthcoming; unspeaking; uptight
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retract v.
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abjure; back; cancel; countermand; deny; disavow; disclaim; disown; eliminate; exclude; forswear; nig; recall; recant; recede; renege; renounce; repeal; repudiate; rescind; retreat; retrocede; retrograde; reverse; revoke; sheathe; suspend; unsay; welsh; withdraw
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ruthless adj.
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adamant; barbarous; brutal; callous; cold; cold-blooded; cruel; cutthroat; feral; ferocious; fierce; grim; hard; harsh; implacable; inexorable; inhuman; ironfisted; killer; malevolent; merciless; mortal; obdurate; pitiless; rancorous; relentless; remorseless; revengeful; sadistic; savage; severe; stern; stony; surly; unappeasable; unfeeling; unforgiving; unmerciful unrelenting; unsympathetic; unyielding; vicious; vindictive
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sagacious adj.
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acute; apt; astucious; astute; cagey; canny; clever; cool; discerning; discriminating; far-sighted; foxy; gnostic; heady; hip; insightful; intelligent; keen; knowing; knowledgeable; perceptive; perspicacious; prudent; rational; sage; sapient; savvy; sensible; sharp; shrewd; smooth; sophic; wise; witty
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