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Gr. 11 Lesson 15
Vocabulary for Achievement 5th Course
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English
11th Grade
02/07/2012

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abdicate
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to formally give up control, authority or high office
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absolve
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to clear of guilt or blame
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catharsis
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purifying or refreshing release of emotional tension
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countermand
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to cancel or reverse an order or a policy
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impunity
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exemption from punishment or injury
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recant
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to formally take back or reject a statement or belief
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recoup
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to regain; to make up for
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renounce
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1)to give up, especially by formal announcement
2)to reject; to disown
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rescind
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to take back; to make void; to repeal
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waive
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1) to give up voluntarily; to relinquish
2) to refrain from insisting or enforcing
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