Word List 1

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Abhor

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Hate

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Enfranchise

Back 2

give voting rights

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Noxious

Back 3

harmful; poisonous; lethal

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Remuneration

Back 4

payment for work done

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Bilk

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cheat; defraud

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Engender

Back 6

cause

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Hangar

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storage area (like garage) for a plane

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Nuance

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something subtle; a fine shade of meaning

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Tangent

Back 9

going off the main subject

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Abasement

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humiliation; degradation

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Labyrinth

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a maze

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Harangue

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noisy, attacking speech

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Replete

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full

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Abrogate

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cancel; deny; repeal

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Harbingers

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indicators; bringers of warnings

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Plaudit

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statement giving strong praise

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Ensconce

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establish firmly in a position

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Laceration

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a cut

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Obdurate

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stubborn

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Reprieve

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1.to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person).
2.to relieve temporarily from any evil.
–noun
3.a respite from impending punishment, as from execution of a sentence of death.
4.a warrant authorizing this.
5.any respite or temporary relief.

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Tawdry

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of little value; gaudy

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Blighted

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damaged; destroyed; ruined

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Credulous

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gullible; ready to believe anything

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Enshroud

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cover

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Lachrymose

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tearful; sad

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Obfuscate

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deliberately make something difficult to understand

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Repudiate

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1. cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son" [syn: disown]
2. refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid; "The woman repudiated the divorce settlement"
3. refuse to recognize or pay; "repudiate a debt"
4. reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust; "She repudiated the accusations"

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Tedium

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boredom

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Abstemious

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self denying; refraining from indulging

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Blithe

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free-spirited; carefree

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Abstruse

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hard to understand

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Laconic

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brief; to the point

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Oblique

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indirect; slanting

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Tenacious

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stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose

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Ephemeral

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short-lived

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Acquiesce

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to agree to; give in to

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Bombast

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arrogant, pompous language

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Epicure

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someone who appreciates good food and drink

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Lampoon

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ridicule; spoof

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Tenuous

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flimsy; not solid