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Detract

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To draw away/ divert

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toady

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obsequious flatterer; sycophant

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3
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conciliate

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to win over; overcome distrust

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critical

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inclined to find faults; judge with severity

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5
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recidivism

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repeated or habitual relapse, as in a crime

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malfeasance

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doing of a wrongful act, esp by a public official

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ramification

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consequence;implication

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vestige

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a mark/ evidence of something that is no longer in existence

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habiliment

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clothes/clothing

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paragon

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ideal;standard;epitome

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mundane

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common;ordinary

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dogmatic

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relating to principles concerning faith; opinionated

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transcendent

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superior;supreme

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iridescent

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displaying a play of lustrous colors, as in a rainbow

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drab

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dull;cheerless

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disdain

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to look upon with contempt or scorn;think unworthy of response;

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proscribe

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to disapprove or prohibit

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circumvent

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to escape,bypass

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tome

A

a heavy book

20
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denigrate

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to speak damagingly of

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divest

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to deprive of; get rid of