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abolish
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to do away with; put an end to; annul; make void
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Example: to abolish slavery
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capitulate
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to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms; to give up resistance
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Example: He finally capitulated and agreed to do the job my way.
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daunt
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to overcome with fear; intimidate
to lessen the courage of; dishearten |
Examples: to daunt one's adversaries
Don't be daunted by the amount of work still to be done. |
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expendable
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normally used up or consumed in service
more easily or economically replaced than rescued, salvaged, or protected |
Examples: expendable supplies like pencils and paper
employees whose jobs are considered expendable |
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leniency
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exerting a soothing or easing influence, relieving pain or stress
: of mild and tolerant disposition; especially : indulgen |
Examples: a teacher who is lenient with students who have misbehaved
Many people felt that the punishment was too lenient |
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abridge
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to reduce in scope, diminish
to shorten in duration or extent to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense, condense |
Examples: attempts to abridge the right of free speech
modern transportation that abridges distance abridge a dictionary by omitting rare words the library's hours have been drastically abridged to cut costs |
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capitulation
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a set of terms or articles constituting an agreement between governments
the act of surrendering or yielding the terms of surrender |
Example: her sudden capitulation surprised everyone; she usually debated for hours
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dauntless
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fearless, undaunted
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Examples: a dauntless hero
<dauntless heroes who are inclined to rush to danger, not away from it> |
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expenditures
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the act or process of expending
something expended; disbursement, expense |
Examples: an expenditure of energy
income should exceed expenditures an increase in military expenditures vast expenditures of time and effort The energy expenditure was significant. the expenditure of funds for the new school The project will require an expenditure of effort on everyone's part. |
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abstemious
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marked by restraint especially in the consumption of food or alcohol
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Examples: an abstemious diet
She is known as an abstemious eater and drinker. being abstemious diners, they avoid restaurants with all-you-can-eat buffets |
