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abrogate (v)

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abolish, annual, nullify, invalidate, renege, repeal

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allay (v)

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alleviate, assuage, calm, mitigate, quiet, ease, pacify

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bizarre (adj)

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freakish, grotesque, strange, ridiculous, weird, odd

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brash (adj)

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bold, cheek, audacious, foolhardy, impudent, presumptuous, rude

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confront (v)

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encounter, meet, defy, face, resist, flout

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diminutive (adj)

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small, Lilliputian, miniature, tiny, minuscule

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dismantle (v)

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destroy, disassemble, raze, demolish, decimate, divest

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havoc (n)

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devastation, catastrophe, cataclysm, ruin

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horrify (v)

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alarm, disgust, dismay, petrify, appall, daunt, intimidate

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inordinate (adj)

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disproportionate, immoderate, unreasonable, excessive, unwarranted

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insatiable (adj)

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unquenchable, insistent, rapacious, ravenous, gluttonous, greedy, unappeasable

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irrepressible (adj)

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ebullient, unstoppable, uncontrollable, enthusiastic, insuppresible

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irrevocable (adj)

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unchangeable, unalterable, permanent, constant, irreversible

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mentor (n)

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adviser, guide, coach, teacher, trainer, tutor, counselor

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myriad (adj)

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infinite, countless, immeasurable, incalculable, variable

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pandemonium (n)

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anarchy, tumult, chaos, tumult, bedlam, ruckus

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prerogative (n)

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privilege, exemption, advantage, immunity, sanction, claim

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quip (n)

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retort, pleasantry, mockery, joke, repartee, witticism, insult

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raucous (adj)

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discordant, harsh, strident, cacophonous, hoarse, loud, dissonant

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sanguine (adj)

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buoyant, cheerful, assured, confident, enthusiastic, secure, self-assured