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1
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avowed

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that has been asserted, admitted, or stated publicly.

“an avowed atheist”

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nullify

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make legally null and void; invalidate.

“it is at the discretion of the court to nullify the decision”

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forfeit

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lose or be deprived of (property or a right or privilege) as a penalty for wrongdoing.

“those unable to meet their taxes were liable to forfeit their estates”

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sentence

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declare the punishment decided for (an offender).

“ten army officers were sentenced to life imprisonment”

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kingpin

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  1. a main or large bolt in a central position.
  2. a person or thing that is essential to the success of an organization or operation.
    “the kingpins of the television industry”
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ulterior

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existing beyond what is obvious or admitted; intentionally hidden.

“could there be an ulterior motive behind his request?”

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recidivist

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a convicted criminal who reoffends, especially repeatedly.

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decrepitude

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the state of being decrepit.

“he had passed directly from middle age into decrepitude”

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belligerence

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aggressive or warlike behaviour.

“Mortimer was eyeing Guy with belligerence”

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hedonism

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the pursuit of pleasure; sensual self-indulgence.

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aggrandize

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increase the power, status, or wealth of.

“an action intended to aggrandize the Frankish dynasty”

enhance the reputation of (someone) beyond what is justified by the facts.

“he hoped to aggrandize himself by dying a hero’s death”

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bluster

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  1. talk in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way with little effect.

“you threaten and bluster, but won’t carry it through”

  1. (of a storm, wind, or rain) blow or beat fiercely and noisily.

“a winter gale blustered against the sides of the house”

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overweening

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showing excessive confidence or pride.

“overweening ambition”

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exalt

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think or speak very highly of (someone or something).

“the party will continue to exalt their hero”

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timid

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showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened.

“I was too timid to ask for what I wanted”

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demeanour

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outward behaviour or bearing.

“his happy demeanour”

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pretension

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  1. a claim or assertion of a claim to something.

“his pretensions to the imperial inheritance”

  1. the use of affectation to impress; pretentiousness.

“he spoke simply, without pretension”

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swagger

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walk or behave in a very confident and arrogant or self-important way.

“he swaggered along the corridor”

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indulge

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  1. allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of.

“we indulged in a cream tea”

  1. allow (someone) to enjoy something desired.
    “a luxury service used to indulge the chief executive”
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proclivity

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a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition towards a particular thing.

“a proclivity for hard work”

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salutary

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سالم

health-giving.
“the salutary Atlantic air”

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frugal

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sparing or economical as regards money or food.

“I’m a bit too frugal to splash out on designer clothes”

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odious

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extremely unpleasant; repulsive.

“a pretty odious character”

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edible

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fit or suitable to be eaten.

“the shrub has small edible berries”

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delectable

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(of food or drink) delicious.

“delectable handmade chocolates”

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instigate

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to cause something to happen, often something negative or undesirable. It carries a sense of inciting or stirring up action, as seen in these definitions:
“to cause to happen, often something bad or undesirable”
“to cause to act in a specified manner”
“to incite, stir up, or provoke”

instigating men to refuse allegiance to the civil powers

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prompt

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to move someone to action or to assist someone by providing a cue or suggestion. It has a more neutral or positive connotation:
“to move to action : incite”
“to assist (one acting or reciting) by suggesting or saying the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned”
“being ready and quick to act as occasion demands”

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(of an event or fact) cause or bring about (an action or feeling).

“the violence prompted a wave of refugees to flee the country”

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intuit

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understand or work out by instinct.

“I intuited his real identity”

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claque

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  1. a group of sycophantic followers.

“he was surrounded by a claque of scheming bureaucrats”

  1. a group of people hired to applaud (or heckle) a performer or public speaker.
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propitiate

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win or regain the favour of (a god, spirit, or person) by doing something that pleases them.

“the pagans thought it was important to propitiate the gods with sacrifices”

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deprecatory

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expressing disapproval; disapproving.

“He was forced to resign after making deprecatory remarks about the museum’s new exhibits.”

“Hardly a day goes by when there is not a deprecatory reference to him.”

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ramification

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a complex or unwelcome consequence of an action or event.

“any change is bound to have legal ramifications”

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resonance

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the quality in a sound of being deep, full, and reverberating.
“the resonance of his voice”
تشدید طنین

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malfeasance

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wrongdoing, especially (US) by a public official.

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vestige

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a trace or remnant of something that is disappearing or no longer exists.

“the last vestiges of colonialism”

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habiliment

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clothing
جامه

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mundane

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lacking interest or excitement; dull.

“his mundane, humdrum existence”

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dogmatic

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inclined to lay down principles as undeniably true.

“she was not tempted to be dogmatic about what she believed”

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transcendent

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beyond or above the range of normal or physical human experience.

“the search for a transcendent level of knowledge”

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iridescent

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showing luminous colours that seem to change when seen from different angles.

“the drake’s head has an iridescent purple sheen”

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drab

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lacking brightness or interest; drearily dull.

“the landscape was drab and grey”

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garment

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an item of clothing.

“a windproof outer garment”

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haunt

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(of a ghost) manifest itself at (a place) regularly.

“a grey lady who haunts the chapel”

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macabre

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disturbing because concerned with or causing a fear of death.

“a macabre series of murders”

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libertine

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a person, especially a man, who freely indulges in sensual pleasures without regard to moral principles.

“his image as an unbridled libertine is a total myth”

46
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rogue

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a dishonest or unprincipled person.

“you are a rogue and an embezzler”

47
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culpable

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deserving blame.

“mercy killings are less culpable than ‘ordinary’ murders”

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inherent

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existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute.

“any form of mountaineering has its inherent dangers”

49
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ambiguity

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the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.

“we can detect no ambiguity in this section of the Act”

50
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disparity

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a difference in level or treatment, especially one that is seen as unfair.

“economic disparities between different regions of the country”

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