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abjure |
to renounce, repudiate, or retract, esp. with formal solemnity; recant |
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abrogate |
to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal |
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profligate |
shamelessly immoral; also, recklessly wasteful |
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profligate |
shamelessly immoral; also, recklessly wasteful |
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conflagration |
a large and destructive fire |
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entreat |
to ask for or request earnestly |
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sagacious |
of keen penetration and judgment; wise |
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galumph |
to move in a clumsy manner or with a heavy tread |
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indefatigable |
untiring |
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collegial |
characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues |
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malapropism |
the usually unintentionally humorous misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound; also, an example of such misuse |
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coterminous |
of equal extent or duration |
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effete |
infertile; also, worn out; also, decadent, effeminate |
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nonplus |
to confound; to perplex; to bewilder |
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trepidation |
a state of dread or alarm; apprehension |
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cogitate |
to think; to ponder |
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descry |
to catch sight of; to detect |
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taciturn |
not inclined to talk |
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appurtenance |
an adjunct or accessory |
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specious |
apparently right but not so in reality |
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limpid |
clear; also, serene |
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adage |
an old saying |
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empyrean |
the highest heaven; the heavens; the sky |
