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abjures
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Discaims; refuses; renounces.--"One of the underlying causes of the tragedy is, that if a man abjures love, if he bases his career on hate, he can seize great power."--Deems Taylor.
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accentuate
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Emphasize; place a stress on.--"Occasional tables and ornaments that accentuate the yellow, coral or blue are an addition."--Emily Post
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acerbated
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Embittered; made sharp or bitter; irritated; exasperated.--"Though there have been differences of opinion between us, they have never been acerbated by hard words."--Neville Chamberlain.
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acclaim
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To shout applause; to proclaim by acclamation.--"These are the very institutions whose excellence it continues to acclaim."--Nicholas Murray Butler.
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activated
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Made active or set in motion.--"Every thought and deed of Napoleon was activated by a burning ambition."--Donald G. Cooley.
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