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Abdicate

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to give up or renounce

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Abridge

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to lessen

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Accord

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to be in agreement

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Admonish

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to scold, caution against

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5
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Adversary

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someone who opposes against something

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Aggravate

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to make worse

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7
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Altruism

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unselfish concern for others

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Amalgamate

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bring or combine together

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Ambiguous

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having more than one meaning

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Ambivalent

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uncertain about something

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Animosity

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hatred, hostility

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Annex

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to attach or add

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13
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Antipathy

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dislike towards something or someone

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14
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Ascertain

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to learn with confidence

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15
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Aspiration

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desire, dream

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Assail

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to attack

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Assent

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to give in

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Assert

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to defend

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Attenuate

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to weaken

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Auspicious

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promising success

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Avarice

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greed for riches

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Barrage

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something that comes quickly and heavily

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Bedlam

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scene of chaos

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Bellicose

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eagerness to fight

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Belligerent

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warlike

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Bemoan

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to regret

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Benign

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pleasant

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Bequest

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gift by will

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Bombastic

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pretentious

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Brash

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hasty

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Brazen

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shameless

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Burgeon

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to develop quickly

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Cache

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anything hidden

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Callow

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inexperienced

35
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Capitulate

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to surrender in agreed conditions