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Tyranny |
authority or power |
A coach or parent may justify their tyranny by punishing you by grounding you or making you run. |
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Abyss |
a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm |
When the girl describes her room as a great abyss, she means it is really easy to lose things and it is messy. |
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Stigmatized |
describe or regard as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval |
After the girl fell down the stairs she was stigmatized as clumsy. |
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Clemency |
mercy; lenience |
A prisoner may be granted clemency in a trial if he or she behaved well while they were in prison. |
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Prolix |
using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy |
Going to family dinners means I have to suffer throuth my aunt's prolix stories. |
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Transcends |
go beyond the range or limits of |
I hope my GPA transcends my parents' expectations. |
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Abstain |
to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
Healthy people abstain from eating high calorie, high fat or high sugar foods such as donuts or chocolate. |
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Warrant |
to require or deserve |
You can do chores to warrant a reward from your parents. |
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Debunk |
to expose the sham or falseness of |
I would like to debunk the Alexandria's Genesis myth. |
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Putrefy |
to be slowly destroyed by natural processes; to rot and become putrid |
My dad said I should put the milk away because it can putrefy. |
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Corruption |
something that has been changed from its original form |
The amount of corruption in the government is very shameful. |
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Deliverance |
something delivered; especially an opinion or decision |
He leaves all his deliverance to "God", that spite his pains, he will still look towards his "holy" temple. |
