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1
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Substantiate

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Provide evidence to support

He used the new data to substantiate his argument

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Duplicitous

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Deceitful

The obvious lie he told showed just how duplicitous he was

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Blemish

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To spoil appearance, or a flaw that spoils appearance
His parking ticket was a blemish on his nearly perfect record, or his parking ticket blemished his nearly perfect record.

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Reclusive

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Avoiding company of others

The reclusive family rarely ever left home

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Paucity

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Rarity, presence in small quantities

Due to the paucity of water in the area, not a lot of animals lived there.

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Exacerbate

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Make worse

He tried to make the problem better by talking it out, but he only exacerbated it when he lost his temper again.

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Ingratiate

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To establish in the favor or good graces of others (get on ones good side, often by kissing up)
He prepared a list of jokes in order to ingratiate his guests that evening.

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Shrewd

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Astute, keen, sharp

The shrewd businessman never made silly mistakes

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Emulate

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Trying to equal or excel

The little boy dressed like his father in an attempt to emulate him

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Condone

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Accept and allow

The school does not condone violence

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Capitulate

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Give up resisting

After a long struggle, the boy capitulated to his mother’s commands

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Belie

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Give a false impression

He tried to belie the fact that he was a lousy worker by showing up early at the office

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Autonomous

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Not controlled by outside forces

The country wanted to be autonomous and make its own laws

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Atrophy

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Waste away

After a few months of wearing a cast, he needed therapy because his muscles had begun to atrophy.

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Assiduous

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Characterized by careful, persistent attention

Due to his assiduous studies, he was able to finish with honor roll.

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Apprehension

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  1. Fear of future evil- he apprehended a nuclear war
  2. Understanding- he couldn’t begin to apprehend the pain that the poor boy went through
  3. Arrest- the criminal was apprehended
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Apathy

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Lack of concern

His apathy of his schoolwork is what caused him to become a hobo.

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Antipathy

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Deep dislike

His antipathy of the natives motivated his hate messages.

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Altruistic

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Unselfish

He had altruistic motives for his actions- he didn’t do it for himself.

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Adherent

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Someone who follows a leader or supports a cause

The governor lost all his adherents after the scandal

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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand
The abstruse topics made the class difficult.
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Proclivity

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Tendency to choose or do something regularly- predisposition or inclination to a particular thing
His proclivity for gambling caused him to go to the casino

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Intractable

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Not easily controlled or directed (hard to work with)

They soon realized the task was intractable, and they had to hire more people to help

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Exorbitant

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Highly excessive

His exorbitant wealth angered his neighbors

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Endemic

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Natural to a specific group of people- native, indigenous

Hard work is endemic in the family, as they all attended good colleges

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Relent

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To grow less intense

The storm relented with time

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Ephemeral

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Lasting a short time

She has an ephemeral memory so she forgets things all the time

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Erratic

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Not regular in pattern, unpredictable

His erratic moods had grown more volatile in the last couple of days

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Hinder

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Create difficulties, delay, or obstruct

The festival hindered road construction for the week

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Extenuate

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To make a fault or offense seem less serious

The extenuating circumstances allowed him to serve only half of his sentence

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31
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Mitigate

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Make less severe

His good behavior mitigated his punishment

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Supplant

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To replace because it’s better

New technology superseded/supplanted the old machines

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Trite

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Lacking freshness of effectivity because of overuse

He used a very trite comeback

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Seditious

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Causing people to rebel

The seditious letter was confiscated by the authorities

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Prosaic

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Lacking poetic beauty

Prosaic language made the story boring

36
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Flagrant

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Obviously offensive

His flagrant message stirred controversy everywhere

37
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Clandestine

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Done in, or executed with secrecy

No one ever found out about the clandestine meeting- everything went according to plan.

38
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Boorish

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Rough and bad mannered

People hated to be around him because of his boorish manners

39
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Derelict

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Neglectful of duty, or abandoned
The derelict woman refused to pay for child support.
The man came across a rotting, derelict building, and he decided to throw a party in it.

40
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Irreproachable

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Free of reproach (blame)

The woman was innocent, and therefore, irreproachable

41
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Neophyte

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Beginner or novice

He’s a neophyte at chess

42
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Sycophant

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A person who acts obsequiously (extremely obediently) to gain an advantage
She is considered a sycophant because se always kisses up to the teacher

43
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Malingerer

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Someone who fakes an illness to escape duty or work

The doctor thought the kid was a malingerer, so he sent him back to school

44
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Hackney

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To make trite or stale

He overused that sentence a lot- he hackneyed his catchphrase

45
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Abstemious

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Characterized by moderation, esp in eating and drinking

The abstemious man was very skinny, as he refused to eat too much

46
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Deft

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Skillful, adroit

47
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Admonish

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To earnestly caution or reprimand

“You mustn’t say that!” admonished the father.

48
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Dexterous

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Skillful, adroit

49
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Affable

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Agreeable, friendly

He is an affable guy- real nice

50
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Amalgam

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Mixture or combination

His character is a strange amalgam of contradictory traits

51
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Gregarious

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Nice, friendly, same as genial and affable

The gregarious boy was very nice

52
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Anachronism

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Something that is not in the correct period of time

The sword is an anachronism in modern warfare

53
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Antipodal

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Direct opposite

Up is antipodal to down

54
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Ascetic

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A person who leads a life of self denial

The ascetic man refused to eat the cake

55
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Audacious

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Bold, daring

56
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Auspicious

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Favorable, promising success

His acceptance speech was an auspicious start to his political career

57
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Bane

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Cause of distress or annoyance, source of harm

Gambling was the bane of his existence

58
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Boon

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Something to be thankful for- blessing

He was thankful for the boon of having been given this opportunity

59
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Bowdlerize

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To remove or delete objectionable parts of a book

He bowdlerized the book so that it would be appropriate for kids

60
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Uncouth

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Awkward, clumsy, or unmannerly

Uncouth behavior; an uncouth relative who embarrasses the family

61
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Bucolic

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Rustic, rural, pastoral

The bucolic scenery featured a beautiful house in the countryside

62
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Conjecture

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Inference, guesswork

Her hypothesis was still a conjecture- she does not have conclusive evidence

63
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Insinuate

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To introduce or communicate stealthily

He insinuated the idea that he wanted to eat out, but he didn’t say it explicitly

64
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Lucid

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Easily understood, clear

The teacher provided a lucid explanation of the tough concept

65
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Acumen

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Quickness, accuracy, keenness of judgement

The referee’s acumen was well regarded- he always made the right call

66
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Disseminate

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Scatter widely

The rumor disseminated around the school like wildfire

67
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Erudition

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Deep, extensive learning

The teacher’s erudition was such that he could answer any question at all posed by students

68
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Pedantic

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Concerned with book learning and formal rules

His pedantic tendencies caused him to become a grammar nazi

69
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Perspicacious

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Shrewd, clear sighted

Her perspicacious mind solved a lot of cases as a private investigator

70
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Pragmatic

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Practical

He took a pragmatic approach to research, setting no time aside go wild and unrealistic schemes

71
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Precocious

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Exhibiting unusually early aptitude or maturity

His precocious intelligence made him an amazing chess player before he could even drive

72
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Prospectus

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Formal proposal

He filed a prospectus to allow the changes to take place

73
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Callous

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Insensitive and cruel

Her callous remarks hurt his feelings

74
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Convoluted

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Intricate, complex

The directions were so convoluted that they became hopelessly lost

75
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Inscrutable

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Difficult to fathom or understand

The student’s handwriting was so inscrutable that the teacher didn’t even read his paper

76
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Reticent

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Inclined to keep silent, reserved

Her reticent behavior caused the interviewer to thing her incapable of public speaking

77
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Staid

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Unemotional, serious

The staid man stayed calm even when everyone else was celebrating

78
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Arcane

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Understood by few

The archive contained an arcane treasure of weird maps and directions that no one could understand

79
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Cosmopolitan

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Worldly, not attached to one place or way of life

She was surprisingly cosmopolitan considering she never left her town

80
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Entourage

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A group of attendants or associates

Celebrities travel with extensive entourages which include security guards, newsmen, etc.

81
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Esoteric

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Understood by few (intentionally)

Her joke was esoteric- only her friends got it

82
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Gaffe

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Clumsy error

He commuted the gaffe of wearing striped shorts and a plaid shirt

83
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Idiosyncrasy

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Characteristic peculiar to an individual group

One of her idiosyncrasies was to wash her socks in the dishwasher

84
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Insular

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Isolated, narrow, or provincial

The family was so insular that no one else could get near them

85
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Potentate

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One who has the power or position to rule over others

No one messes with the almighty potentate, he could have your head with a snap of his fingers

86
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Relinquish

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To retire from, give up or abandon

He relinquished his career to follow his passion

87
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Vituperative

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Marked by harshly abusive condemnation

The vituperative speech was so cruel that the members left feeling completely abused

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