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perjury (n.)
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Breaking of a legal oath. the manager swore at the trial that he had no information about the store robbery; when he was found to be lying, police charged him with ____.
syn: dishonesty ant: fidelity |
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abjure (v.)
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To swear off; renounce. After his fellow club members turned against him in the meeting, Peter _all contact with them.
Syn: renounce ant: endorse |
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conjure (v.)
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To bring forth, especially through words. In the opening of the book, the author ____conjures up an image of his boyhood farm.
syn: evoke |
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predominant (adj.)
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being most evident or aparent. Although there are flashes of color here and there in the painting, black is the _shade.
syn: leading ant: unimportant |
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domineering (adj.)
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Forcing others to obey. Lucy's little sister is so _that she often orders the whole family, including her parents around.
syn: bossy ant: submissive |
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indomitable )adj.)
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unbeatable; resilient. Rebeca's _courage helped her survive her illness.
syn: invincible ant: weak |
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aristocracy (n.)
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Group of the most wealthy and privileged. Members of the country's tiny _had private beaches for sunbathing.
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theocracy (n. )
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government by a religious leader or figure. The _in the country ended when the high priests representing the gods were caught stealing from the people.
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bureaucrat (n.)
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a minor official. Councilman Jillian Roberts nominated several unqualified candidates to city positions, leading to an increase in the number of _in the city's government.
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legitimize (v.)
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to give credit or recognition to. The police officer feared that giving the criminals any media attention at all would legitimize their group's existence.
sn: validate ant: undermine |
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privileged (adj.)
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available only to a special few; entitled to something special. As a member of the most secret intelligence operations, Vergil was entitled to _ information.
syn: confidential ant: common |
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legislative (adj.)
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having to do with the law. In one particularly chaotic _session, a law was passed, repealed, and passed again.
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