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1
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Abrogate

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repeal by law

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Access

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admittance

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3
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Accomplice

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an associate in crime

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alleged

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supposed, reportwd

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5
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asperity

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bitterness of temper

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complicity

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partnership in wrong doing

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7
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controversial

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debatable

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culpable

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deserving blame

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declaim

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speak loudly

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10
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epithet

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descriptive name

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extrinsic

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coming from outside, foreign

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fetter

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to hamper, to chain

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13
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invalidate

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to deprive of, cancel

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14
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landmark

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historic

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15
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liquidation

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destruction, disposal od

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nomadic

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wandering

17
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paragon

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model of excellence

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perservere

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persist

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preclude

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prevent

20
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recant

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renounce previous statements