| Term | Definition |
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abrogate |
annul, revoke |
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ambient |
completely surrounding, encompassing |
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asperity |
rigor, harshness |
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burnish |
shine, buff |
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cabal |
clique, ring, gang, plot, conspiracy |
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delectable |
delicious, scrumptious |
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deprecate |
deplore, frown upon |
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detritus |
debris, wreckage, ruins, rubble |
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ebullient |
exhilarated, elated, exuberant |
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eclectic |
selective, synthetic, pick-and-choose |
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flaccid |
soft, flabby |
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impecunious |
penniless, impoverished, indigent |
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inexorable |
inescapable, ineluctable, obdurate |
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moribund |
obsolescent |
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necromancer |
sorcerer, conjurer |
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onerous |
oppressive, weighty |
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rife |
common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete |
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rudiments |
fundamentals, basics |
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sequester |
seclude, segregate, isolate, closet |
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winnow |
sift, strain, filter, sort |