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ambiguity

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uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language; a lack of decisiveness or commitment resulting from a failure to make a choice between alternatives; open to more than one interpretations; having a double meaning

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capitulate

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cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender; the action of surrendering or ceasing to resist an opponent or demand

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enhance

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intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of something

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expedite

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make an action or process happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly

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extricate

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free someone or something from constraint or difficulty

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innocuous

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not harmful or offensive

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emanate

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something abstract but perceptible that issues or spreads out from a source; originate from; by produces by; give out or emit something

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solicit

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ask for or try to obtain something from someone; ask someone for something; accost someone and offer one’s or someone else’s services as a prostitute; someone who tries to obtain business orders, advertising, etc.

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squander

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waste something, especially time or money in a reckless and foolish manner; allow an opportunity to pass or be lost

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tentative

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not certain or fixed; provisional; done without confidence; hesitant

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undermine

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erode the base or foundation of a rock formation; dig o`r exacavate

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emulate

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match or surpass a person or an achievement, typically by imitation; imitate; reproduce the function or the action of a different computer or software system

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indifference

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lack of interest , concern or sympathy; unimportant; neutral in respect of some specified physical property

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relegate

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dismiss to an inferior rank or position

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repudiate

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refuse to associate with; deny the truth or validity of

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rescind

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revoke, cancel, or repeal a law, order, or agreement

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languor

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the state or feeling, often pleasant of tiredness or inertia

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lethargic

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sluggish and apathetic; a lack of energy and enthusiasm

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fluctuate

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rise and fall irregularly in number and amount

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stagnant

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a body of water or the atmosphere of a confined
space having no current flow and often having an
unpleasant smell as a consequence;

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hamper

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hinder or impede the movement or progress of; a basket with a lid for carrying food or laundry

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defer

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delay or put off an action or event until a later time; postpone

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ambivalent

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having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

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dubious

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hesitating or doubting; not to be relied upon