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Abhor
hate
Bigot
narrow-minded prejudiced person
Counterfeit
fake false
Enfranchise
give voting rights
Hamper
hinder obstruct
Kindle
to start a fire
Noxious
harmful poisonous lethal
Placid
calm peaceful
Remuneration
payment for work done
Talisman
lucky charm
Abrasive
rough coarse harsh
Bilk
cheat defraud
Covert
hidden undercover
Engender
cause
Hangar
storage area like garage for a plane
Knotty
complex difficult to solve
Nuance
something subtle, a fine shade of meaning
Plagiarism
taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas
Renown
fame
Tangent
going off the main subject
Abasement
humiliation degradation
Billowing
swelling fluttering waving
Cower
recoil in fear or servility, shrink away from
Enhance
improve, make better or clearer
Harangue
noisy attacking speech
Labyrinth
a maze
Nullify
to counter, make unimportant
Plaintiff
petitioner in a court of law
Replete
full
Tangible
can be touched
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Larceny
The crime of taking the property of another without permission.
Obsession
A dominating concern or preoccupation.
Ponderous
Weighty, slow, and heavy.
Retention
The action of preserving or withholding something.
Timorous
Cowardly or fearful.
Adroit
Skilful or skillful.
Brevity
Being brief or concise.
Decorum
Dignified and correct behavior; decorous.
Err
To make a mistake.
Hinder
To obstruct or create obstacles.
Largess
Generosity or a generous gift.
Obsolete
No longer valid or in use.
Pontificate
To speak pompously or dogmatically.
Reticent
Restrained, holding something back, uncommunicative.
Tirade
A stream of verbal abuse or criticism.
Adulation
Strong admiration or worship.
Bristle
To show irritation or anger.
Decoy
A lure, trap, or trick used to deceive.
Erratic
Wandering, irregular, or unpredictable in behavior.
Histrionic
Theatrical, exaggerated, or overly emotional.
Laud
To praise or commend.
Hypocritical
Insincere
Lethargic
Tired without energy
Ogle
Stare at, observe in an obvious manner
Postulate
Hypothesize, propose
Robust
Strong, healthy, tough
Tractable
Obedient, dutiful, polite
Alchemy
Medieval chemistry, attempt to change base metal into gold
Burnish
Polish
Deliberate
To think over deeply
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Onerous
burdensome, hard to undertake
Preamble
introductory material
Sacrosanct
very holy, inviolable
Traverse
to move across
Altruism
putting others first, being self-sacrificing
Caldron
huge cooking pot
Deplore
regret
Exculpate
free someone from blame, pardon, acquit
Illusory
deceptive, false, misleading
Lobbyist
person who tries to persuade someone to support a particular cause
Onus
burden
Precarious
unstable, risky
Sagacious
wise
Trepidation
fear
Amass
accumulate
Callow
immature
Depravity
moral corruption
Execrable
very, very bad
Immoderate
excessive, extreme
Lofty
snooty, arrogant, haughty
Opaque
does not let light through
Exonerates
324 - absolves, removes blame, acquits
Impoverished
325 - destitute, poor
Lukewarm
326 - 1. unenthusiastic, 2. neither hot nor cold
Ossify
327 - 1. turn to bone, 2. become fixed and rigid
Preclude
328 - prevent or make impossible
Sanctimonious
329 - hypocritically holy
Tumult
330 - uproar, noise
Amelioration
331 - improvement
Carping
332 - constant criticism
