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Cultivate
Verb
Try to develope aquire or grow
He cultivated the skill of cooking
Fetter
Noun/ verb
A chain or restraint
A fettered prisoner sat in a cell
Incite
Verb
To encourage Or stir up unlawful behavior
He incited racial hate
Pernicious verb
Harmful or dangerous in effect
The media has a pernicious influence on society
Despot noun
A ruler with absolute power who abuses power
The despot remained in power for 10 years
Avaricious
Adj
Excessively greedy usually for wealth
She had an avaricious streak due to childhood poverty
Nullify
Verb
To invalidate or make void
His drivers license was nullified after his 2nd dui
Repudiate
Verb
To reject or refuse to accept
She repudiate the fact that the boy liked her
Deem
Verb
To consider or judge
I deemed him worthy of my attention
Posterity
Noun
All future generations of people
The crime was recorded for the posterity of the human race
Candid
Adj
Truthful straight forward open or sincere
They were having a candid discussion
Venerate
Verb
To regard with respect and reverence
Maya Angelou is venerated as a saint