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02/27/2004

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Abrogate
Definition
Abholish, Revoke Formally
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Abash
Definition
embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
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Abase
Definition
humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
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Abate
Definition
make less active or intense
let up, slack off, slack, die away
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Bait
Definition
ome-on, hook, lure, sweetener
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Allure
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Entice
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Skeptic
Definition
Doubter
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Astute
Definition
Shrewd, Canny
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Canny
Definition
Shrewd, Astute
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Seclude
Definition
sequester, sequestrate, withdraw
keep away from others
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Reticent
Definition
temperamentally disinclined to talk, reserved, restrained
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Abhor
Definition
To hate very much
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Abject
Definition
Hopeless
e.g. Abject Poverty
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Arson
Definition
malicious burning to destroy property
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Arsenal
Definition
armory, armoury
all the weapons and equipment that a country has
a place where arms are manufactured
a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms
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Parched
Definition
Dry
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Xenophobia
Definition
Fear of hatred by foreigners
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Waive
Definition
To Putt off
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Bedraggle
Definition
Wet Thoroughly
make wet and dirty, as from rain
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Somber
Definition
Dark
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Placid
Definition
Dull; Yellow
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Gay
Definition
Joyful; Lively
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Arduous
Definition
Hard work, laborious, punishing, toilsome
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zephyr
Definition
gentle wind, air
a slight wind (usually refreshing
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penitent
Definition
a person who repents for wrongdoing
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foil
Definition
anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities
a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal
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Appropriate
Definition
take possession of by force, as after an invasion
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