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abjure: (tr. v) 1 : to renounce, repudiate, or retract, esp. with formal solemnity; recant. 2 : to avoid or shun.
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abrogate: (tr. v) 1 : abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal. 2 : to put aside; put an end to.
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bellicose: (adj) : inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious.
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circumlocution: (n) : a roundabout or indirect way of speaking. 2 : the use of more words than necessary to express an idea.
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deleterious: (adj) : injurious to health.
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enfranchise: (tr. v) 1 : to grant a franchise to; admit to citizenship, esp. to the right of voting. 2 : to endow a city, constituency, etc. with municipal or parliamentary rights.
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expurgate: (tr. v) 1 : to amend by removing words, passages, etc., deemed offensive or objectionable. 2 : to purge or cleanse of moral offensiveness.
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gauche: (adj) : lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless.
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gerrymander: 1 : (n) : the dividing of a state, county, etc., into election districts so as to give one political party a majority in many districts while concentrating the voting strength of the other party into as few districts as possible. 2 (tr. v) : to subject a state, county, etc. to a such an action.
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inculcate: (tr. v) 1 : to implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestly. 2 : to cause or influence someone to accept an idea or feeling.
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loquacious: (adj) 1 : talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous. 2 : characterized by excessive talk; wordy.
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moiety: (n) 1 : a half. 2 : an indefinite portion, part, or share.
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nonsectarian: (adj) : not affiliated with or limited to a specific religious denomination.
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obsequious: (adj) 1 : characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning. 2 : servilely compliant or deferential.
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paradigm: (n) 1 : an example serving as a model; pattern. 2 : a philosophical or theoretical framework of any kind
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pecuniary: (adj) 1 : consisting of or measured in money. 2 : of or relating to money
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plasma: (n) 1 : the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements. 2 : a highly ionized gas containing an approximately equal number of positive ions and electrons.
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quotidian: (adj) : usual or customary; everyday.
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tempestuous: (adj) : of, relating to, or resembling a violent storm.
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vacuous: (adj) 1 : without contents; empty. 2 : expressing or characterized by a lack of ideas or intelligence; inane; stupid.
