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1.To Renounce or give up formally
After the tyrant took over the country, the citizens had to abjure their political beliefs |
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Amorphous
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1.lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless
The political candidate hoped voters would not realize his budget proposal had no substance and was merely amorphous.
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an attitude or spirit within a person that strongly influences him or her.
Every woman bus an animus; it 's your internal male counterpart, just as every man has an anima |
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a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.
His dichotomy of heaven and hell became an excellent essay on the contrast between paradise and eternal suffering. |
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a person or thing serving as a typical example or excellent model.
He listed several exemplars to prove his point. |
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Herculan
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requiring great strength or effort
The firemen knew it would take a Herculean effort to put out the rapidly spreading wildfire. |
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Inchoate
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ust begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary.
Because our company just recently opened its doors, we are inchoate and are not offering all of our services yet. |
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Invidious
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likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others.
The dictator’s invidious acts caused the people to rise up against him. |
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