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159164684abjureto render under oath, to repudiate, to give up
159164685abrogateto abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
159164686abstemioussparingly used or consumed, restricted to bear necessities
159164687acumenquickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight
159164688antebellumbelong to a period before a war, especially the American Civil War
159164689auspiciousattended by favorable circumstances, marked by prosperity or success
159164690belieto misrepresent; to contradict
159164691bellicosewarlike in manner; having or showing a disposition to fight
159164692bowdlerizeto modify or omit parts considered offensive
159164693chicanerydeception by trickery or sophistry
159164694chromosomea strand of DNA that contains the hereditary information necessary for cell life
159164695churlishsurly, difficult to work with, intractable
159164696circumlocutionthe use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language
159164697circumnavigateto go around; circumvent
159164698deciduousfalling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth
159164699deleterioushaving a harmful effect
159164700diffidentmarked by a lack of self-confidence; shy, timid
159164701enervateto weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of
159164702enfranchiseto endow with rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote
159164703epiphanya sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something
159164704equinoxeither of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and a day and night are of equal length
159164705eurothe basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries
159164706evanescentvanishing or likely to vanish like vapor
159164707expurgateto remove erroneous, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable material before publication
159164708facetiousgiven to wit and good humor; cleverly amusing in tone
159164709fatuousvacuously, smugly and unconsciously foolish, delusive, unreal
159164710fecklesslacking purpose or vitality, feeble or ineffective, careless and irresponsible
159164711fiduciaryof or relating to a holding of something in trust for another
159164712filibustera tactic to delay or obstruct legislation by making long speeches
159164713gametea mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes
159164714gauchelacking social polish; tactless
159164715gerrymanderto divide a geographic area into voting districts so as to give unfair advantage to one party in elections

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