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abeyance (n)

uh-BAY-enss

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Temporary suspension; inactivity

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abscission (n)

ab-SIZZ-zhun

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Cutting off; sudden termination; the separation of leaves, petals, or other parts from a plant or animal

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abscond (verb)

ab-SCOND

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Depart suddenly and secretively

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accede (verb)

ack-SEED

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Agree, give consent; assume power (usually as ‘accede to’)

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acerbic (adj)

uh-SER-bick

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Sour; harsh or severe

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acidulous (adj)

uh-SID-joo-luss

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Slightly acidic or sour; sharp or caustic; Mother-in-law: ‘I’m skipping Thanksgiving this year just to avoid my mother’s acidulous comments about …’

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adulterate (verb)

uh-DULL-ter-ayt

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Make impure by adding inappropriate or inferior ingredients

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adumbrate (verb)

AD-um-brayt or uh-DUM-brayt

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Give a rough outline of; foreshadow; reveal only partially; obscure

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aerie (n)

AIR-ee or EYE-ree

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Dwelling or fortress built on a high place; the nest of a bird of prey built on a mountain or cliff

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aloof (adj)

uh-LOOF

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Distant physically or emotionally; reserved; indifferent

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amalgamate (verb)

uh-MAL-guh-mayt

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Blend, merge, or unite

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ameliorate (verb)

uh-MEE-lee-or-ayt

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Improve; make better or more bearable

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amortize (verb)

AM-or-tize

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Gradually pay off a debt; or gradually write off an asset

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anachronism (n)

uh-NACK-roh-nizm

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Something that is not in its correct historical time; a mistake in chronology such as by assigning a person or event to the wrong time period

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analgesia (n)

an-al-JEE-zee-uh

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Pain relief; inability to feel pain

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banal (adj)

buh-NAL

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Lacking freshness and originality; cliché

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beneficent (adj)

ben-EFF-iss-ent

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Doing good

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bevy (n)

BEV-ee

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Group of birds or other animals that stay close together; any large group

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bifurcate (verb, adj)

BYE-fur-cayt

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To fork into branches or divide into halves

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bilk (verb)

BILK

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Cheat or defraud

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blithe (adj)

BLITHE

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Joyous merry; excessively carefree (so as to ignore more important concerns)

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bombastic (adj)

bom-BAST-ick

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(of speech or writing) far too showy or dramatic than is appropriate (drama queen = mother-in-law); pretentious

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bonhomie (n)

bah-num-EE or BAH-num-ee

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Friendliness open and simple good heartedness

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brandish (verb)

BRAN-dish

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Shake, wave, or flourish, as a weapon

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brook (verb)

BROOK

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Suffer or tolerate

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bucolic (adj)

byoo-CALL-ick

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Pertaining to shepherds; suggesting a peaceful and pleasant view of rural life

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burnish (verb)

BUR-nish

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Polish make smooth and lustrous

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anodyne (n, adj)

ANN-uh-dine

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Medicine that relieves pain (n); soothing relieving pain (adj)

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apposite (adj)

APP-uh-zit or uh-PAH-zit

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Highly appropriate, suitable, or relevant; apt

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arrogate (verb)

AIR-oh-gayt

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Claim or take presumptuously or without the right to do so

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calumny (n)

CAL-um-nee

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Malicious lie intended to hurt someone’s reputation; the act of telling such lies; Think of Sandy’s lie

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canard (n)

cuh-NARD

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Rumor, a false or baseless story

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circumscribe (verb)

SER-cuhm-scribe

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Strictly limit a role range of activity, or area; in math, to be constructed around so as to touch as many points as possible

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circumspect (adj)

SER-cuhm-spect

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Cautious, prudent; careful to consider the circumstances and consequence

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cloying (adj)

CLOY-ing

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Disgustingly or distastefully sweet

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coda (n)

COH-duh

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Final part of a musical composition; and ending, esp. one that sums up what has come before

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coffer (n)

COFF-er

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Chest for storing valuables; financial resources, a treasury

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compendium (n)

cuhm-PEN-dee-um

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Consice but complete summary; a list or collection

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complaisant (adj)

cuhm-PLAY-sent

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Eager to please; cheerfully complying

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contraries (n)

CAHN-trare-eez

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Things that are opposing; either of two opposite things

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contumacious (adj)

cahn-tuh-MAY-shuss

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Rebellious; stubbornly disobedient

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convoke (verb)

cuhn-VOHK

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Call together, as to a meeting

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connote (verb)

cuh-NOTE

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Suggest or imply in addition o the precise literal meaning. (More Info: A ‘denotation’ is the literal meaning of a word; a ‘connotation’ is the feeling that accompanies the word)

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cosset (verb)

CAH-set

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Treat as a pet, pamper

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coterie (n)

COH-ter-ee

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Close or exclusive group, clique

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annul (verb)

uh-NULL

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Make void or null, abolish (usually of laws or other established rules)

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collude (verb)

cuh-LOOD

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Conspire; cooperate for illegal or fraudulent purposes

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confound (verb)

cuhn-FOUND

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Confuse, frustrate; mix up or make worse

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coagulate (verb)

coh-AGG-yoo-layt

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Cause a liquid to become solid or semisolid

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curmudgeon (n)

cur-MUD-jun

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Bad-tempered, difficult person; grouch

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cardinal (adj)

CAR-din-ull

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Chief, most important

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chicanery (n)

shick-AYN-er-ee

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Trickery, deception b knowingly false arguments

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contrite (adj)

cuhn-TRITE

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Remorseful; feeling sorry for one’s offenses or sins

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cupidity (n)

kyoo-PID-it-ee

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Greed, great or excessive desire

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clamber (verb)

CLAM-ber

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Climb awkwardly or with difficulty, scramble

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blight (n, verb)

BLITE

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Disease that kills plants rapidly, or any cause of decay or destruction (n); to ruin or cause to wither (verb)

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bent (n)

BENT

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Personal inclination or tendency

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catholic (adj)

CATH-ull-ick

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Universal, broad-minded

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apprise (verb)

uh-PRIZE

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Inform, give notice to

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accretion (n)

uh-CREE-shun

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Gradual increase; an added part or addition

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assiduous (adj)

uh-SID-joo-uss

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Persevering, diligent, constant

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asperity (n)

uh-SPARE-ih-tee

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Rigor, severity; harshness or sharpness of tone; roughness of surface

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baying (adj)

BAY-ing

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Howling in a deep way, like a dog or wolf

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bane (n)

BAYN

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Something that ruins or spoils

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besiege (verb)

buh-SEED’j

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Attack, overwhelm, crowd in on or surround

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balloon (verb)

buh-LOON

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Swell or puff out; increase rapidly

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albeit (conj)

al-BEE-it

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Although, even though

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ardent (adj)

AR-dent

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Very passionate, devoted, or enthusiastic

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acumen (n)

ACK-yoo-men

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Keen, quick, accurate insight or judgment

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aseptic (adj)

uh-SEP-tick or ay-SEP-tick

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Free from germs; lacking vitality, warmth, or emotion

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abase (verb)

uh-BASE

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Degrade or humble; to lower in rank, status, or esteem

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augury (n)

AWG-yer-ee

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Telling the future, such as through supernatural means

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aspersions (n)

uh-SPER-zhunz

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Damaging remarks, defamation, slander

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ascribe (verb)

uh-SCRIBE

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Assign or credit to a certain cause or source

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arbiter (n)

AR-bit-er

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Judge, umpire, person empowered to decide matters at hand

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appropriate (verb)

uh-PROH-pree-ayt

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Set aside or authorize (such as money) for a particular purpose; take for one’s own use

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axiom (n)

ACK-see-um

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Self-evident truth requiring no proof; universally or generally accepted principle

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apostle (n)

uh-PAH-sull

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Pioneer of a reform movement (originally, an early follower of Jesus)

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antedate (verb)

ANN-teh-dayt

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Be older than, precede in time; assign to an earlier date

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apostate (n, adj)

uh-PAH-stayt or uh-PAH-stit

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Person who deserts a party, cause, religion, etc.

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antithetical (adj)

an-tih-THET-ick-ull

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Directly opposed, opposite; involving antithesis

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abyss (n)

uh-BISS

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A deep and vast space or cavity; anything profound or infinite

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attuned (adj)

uh-TOON’d

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in Harmony; in sympathetic relationship

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avarice (n)

AV-er-iss

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Insatiable greed; a miserly desire to hoard wealth

*rapacity, cupidity

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august (adj)

AW-gust

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Venerable, majestic; inspiring admiration

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abreast (adj)

uh-BREST

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Side-by-side; keeping up with, staying aware of, or remaining equal in progress with

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attenuate (verb)

uh-TEN-yoo-ayt

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Weaken or thin out

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assail (verb)

uh-SAIL

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Attack violently, assault

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approbation (n)

app-roh-BAY-shun

A

Praise or approval, especially formal approval

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