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Abominate
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To hate or lathe intensely; disagreeable and unpleasant
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Abridge
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To shorten in duration or extent; to diminish
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Animosity
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Intense ill will
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Auspicious
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Favorable, promising
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Beleaguer
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To besiege; to surround with an army; To surround with troubles; to harass
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Confidant
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A person to whom secrets are told
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Constituent
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One of the parts that make up a whole; a voter represented by a particular official
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Iniquitous
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Unjust; wicked
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Inure
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To adjust to and accept unpleasant or undesirable conditions
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Inveigh
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To complain or protest strongly
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Predecessor
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A person or thing that has held a position or office before another
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Sabotage
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Acts that intentionally damage, hinder, or seek to discredit; to engage in intentionally damaging acts
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Sadistic
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Taking pleasure in causing pain
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Scathing
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Harshly critical
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Transpire
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TO becomme apparent; to come to light; to happen or occur
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