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abhor
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(v)
To regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply |
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amend
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(v)
to change in a formal way; to change for the better |
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buffet
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(v)
to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty (n) a slap/blow |
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chaos
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(n)
great confusion, disorder |
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commodious
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(adj)
roomy, spacious |
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corrosive
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(adj)
eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic |
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discern
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(v)
to see clearly, recognize |
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extant
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(adj)
still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost |
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implicate
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(v)
to involve in; to connect with or be related to |
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inter
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(v)
to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion |
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martinet
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(n)
a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules |
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obviate
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(v)
to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of |
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renegade
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(n)
one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw (adj) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox |
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reprehensible
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(adj)
deserving blame or punishment |
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somber
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(adj)
dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit |
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squalid
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(adj)
filthy, wretched, debased |
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turbulent
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(adj)
disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy |
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vociferous
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(adj)
loud and noisy; compelling attention |
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voluminous
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(adj)
of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length |
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waive
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(v)
to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer |