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04/06/2017
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Abrogate
 Definition
To cancel or abolish
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Aberrant
 Definition
Abnormal, strange
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Abstemious
 Definition
To avoid eating or drinking
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Acerbity
 Definition
Bitterness
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Adumbrate
 Definition
To outline or summarize
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Acquiesce
 Definition
To accept or to give in to
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Acrimony
 Definition
Bitterness
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Acumen
 Definition
Skill, knowlege
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Alacrity
 Definition
Enthusiasm
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Alloy
 Definition
Mixture
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Ameliorate
 Definition
To fix or improve
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Anachronism
 Definition
Out of place in a time
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Animus
 Definition
Hatred
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Anomaly
 Definition
Abnormality
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Antipathy
 Definition
Hatred
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Antithesis
 Definition
Opposite
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Apoplectic
 Definition
To go crazy
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Apogee
 Definition
The highest point
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Aspersions
 Definition
To attack verbally
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Assuage
 Definition
To calm the nerves
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Assiduous
 Definition
Diligent, hard working
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  1. Auspicious
 Definition
Favorable, positive
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Beguile
 Definition
Trick or deceive
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Beleaguer

 Definition
To be confused
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Belligerent
 Definition
Violent
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Bellicose
 Definition
Violent
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Besieged
 Definition
To be attacked
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Besmirch
 Definition
Sully or dirty
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Blithe
 Definition
Happy, sanguine
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Bolster
 Definition
To fortify, strengthen
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Bombastic
 Definition
Overly pompous
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Boorish
 Definition
Pushy, like a bully
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Bucolic
 Definition
Natural
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Bristling
 Definition
Very angry, incensed
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Burnish
 Definition
To shine
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Cocophony
 Definition
Unpleasent sounds
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castigate
 Definition
To criticize harshly, Vilify, disparage
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Catalyst
 Definition
Inspiration
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Capitulate
 Definition
To surrender
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