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Abrogate
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verb
to aboblish, repeal, or nullify do away with, or annul, especially by authority -So why is Washington seeking to abrogate to ABM Treaty, to push ahead with its anti-ballistic missile Star Wars programme? |
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Chary
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adjective
wary, cautious not giving or expending freely, sparing -Investors should be chary, however, for the returns are for from sizzling. |
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Abstruse
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Adjective
difficult to understand -Einstein's theories of relativity, so abstruse yet so disturbing in the popular press of the 1930s. |
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Abysmal
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Adjective
extremely hopeless or wretched; bottomless very profound; limitless very bad -"abysmal misery"; "abysmal stupidity" |
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Accolade
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Noun
an award or honor -People usually have to stick their necks out to earn accolades, and this is as it should be |
