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Ameliorate
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make better
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Capitulate
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surrender; give in to
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Desecration
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spoiling something holy
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Exonerates
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acquits; absolves; removes blame
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Impoverished
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destitute; poor
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Lukewarm
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1. unenthusiastic; 2. neither hot nor cold
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Ossify
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1. turn to bone; 2. become fixed and rigid
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Preclude
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prevent or make impossible
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Sanctimonious
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hypocritically holy
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Tumult
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uproar; noise
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