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formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
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self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink
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shrewdness shown by keen insight
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not modern; of or characteristic of an earlier time
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pertaining to good fortune and luck
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having or showing a ready disposition to fight; aggressive
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reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
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a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order
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Rude; Irritable; Unpleasant
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indirect style of expressing something
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to travel around something
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plants and shrubs that shed foliage at the end of the growing season
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reserved; timid; lacking self-confidence
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Weaken mentally or morally
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when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length
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monetary unit of most European nations
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fleeting; tending to vanish like vapor; temporary
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reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
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cleverly amusing in tone; humorous
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Devoid of intelligence; unwise
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showing lack of care for consequences; irresponsible
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