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1
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Beatify

A

to sanctify; to bless; to ascribe a virtue to

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Bedizen

A

to dress in a vulgar, showy manner

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3
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Antithetical

A

directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible

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4
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Abdicate

A

to give up a position, right or power

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5
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Abeyance

A

temporary suppression or suspension

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Abject

A

miserable, pitiful

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Blandishment

A

flattery

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Blase

A

bored because of frequent indulgence; unconcerned

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Boorish

A

rude; insensitive

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Cant

A

insincere talk; language of a particular group

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Cadge

A

to beg; sponge

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12
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Calumny

A

false and malicious accusation; slander

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Canard

A

false; deliberately misleading story

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14
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Sedentary

A

tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive

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15
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Bovine

A

cow like

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16
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Brazen

A

bold, shameless

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17
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Bucolic

A

characteristic of the countryside; pastoral

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18
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Dearth

A

scarcity

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19
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Deference

A

respect; regard for another’s wish

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20
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Defunct

A

no longer exist

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21
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Incipient

A

in an initial stage; beginning to develop

22
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Abjure

A

to reject; to abandon formally

23
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Abscission

A

the act of cutting

24
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Burgeon

A

to flourish

25
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Demotic

A

pertaining to people

26
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Insuperable

A

insurmountable; unconquerable

27
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Interdict

A

to forbid; to prohibit; to confront and halt the activities, advances, or entry of

28
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Internecine

A

deadly to both sides

29
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Interregnum

A

interval between reigns; gaps in continuity

30
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Intimate

A

to make known subtly and indirectly

31
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Intransigence

A

stubbornness; refusal to compromise

32
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Inured

A

hardened; accustomed to

33
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Invective

A

verbal abuse

34
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Inveigh

A

to disapprove; protest vehemently

35
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Inveigle

A

to win over by flattery or coaxing

36
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Inveterate

A

confirmed; long-standing; deeply rooted

37
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Invidious

A

likely to provoke ill will; offensive

38
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Irascible

A

easily angered

39
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Itinerant

A

wandering from place to place; unsettled

40
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Jaundiced

A

having a yellowish discoloration of the skin; affected by envy, resentment, or hostility

41
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Jocose

A

fond of joking; jocular; playful

42
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Jibe

A

to be in agreement

43
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Junta

A

a group of people united in political intrigue

44
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Labile

A

likely to change

45
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Laconic

A

using few words

46
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Lambaste

A

to thrash verbally or physically

47
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Lassitude

A

lethargy; sluggishness

48
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Laud

49
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Levee

A

an embankment that prevents a river from overflowing

50
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Libertine

A

one without moral restraint

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