 | Term | Definition |
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repudiate |
to reject as having no authority or binding force |
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deferential |
showing deference; deferent; respectful |
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lament |
to mourn for or over |
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avaricious |
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth |
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acquiesce |
to agree or express agreement |
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felonious |
involving or being or having the nature of a crime |
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pernicious |
working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way |
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composure |
steadiness of mind under stress |
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extort |
get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner |
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pervade |
spread or diffuse through |
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averse |
Reluctant. |
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assiduity |
great and constant diligence and attention |
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solvency |
the ability to meet maturing obligations as they come due |
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repugnance |
intense aversion |
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expatriate |
voluntarily absent from home or country |
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extenuate |
lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of |
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animosity |
a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility |
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commiseration |
an expression of sympathy with another's grief |
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forbearance |
a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges |
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obdurate |
showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings |
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molestation |
the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism |
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persevere |
be persistent, refuse to stop |
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forfeiture |
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. |
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vestige |
an indication that something has been present |
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vicarious |
suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another |
