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abjure
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to renounce with formal solemnity
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abrogate
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to abolish by formal means; to put aside, put an end to
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abstemious
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sparing in diet; characterized by abstinence
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acumen
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sharpness, keeness
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antebellum
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exisiting or occuring before the war (esp. the Civil War)
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belie
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to show to be false, contradict
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bellicose
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inclined or eager to fight
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bowdlerize
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to expurgate a written work by getting rid of vulgar parts
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chicanery
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trickery or deception by use of quibbling
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chromosome
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any of several threadlike bodies, consisting of chromatin, that carry the genes in a linear order: the human species has 23 pairs, designated 1 to 22 in order of decreasing size and X and Y for the female and male sex chromosomes respectively.
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churlish
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rude
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circumlocution
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using too many words and indirect language to explain something
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circumnavigate
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to circle or fly around
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