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862516283COMPUNCTIONa feeling of anxiety caused by regret for doing something wrong or causing pain0
862516284EXACERBATEto increase the severity; aggravate1
862516285AMELIORATEto make or become better or improve2
862516286PLACATEto appease or pacify with concessions3
862516287ASSUAGEto make milder; relieve; soothe, calm fears or anger4
862516288NEFARIOUSextremely wicked5
862516289VIABLE1. capable of living; 2. useful or effective6
862516290DENIGRATEto speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner7
862516291EXCULPATEto clear from a charge of guilt or fault8
862516292VEHEMENTstrongly emotional; intense or passionate9
862516293DISINGENUOUSNOT straightforward or candid10
862516294INGENUOUSfree from reserve; candid; sincere11
862516295CHAGRINfeelings of disappointment and embarassment12
862516296REPUDIATEto reject as having any authority (to repudiate a claim)13
862516297DELINEATEto portray in words; describe with precision14
862516298EMPIRICALderived from experiment and observation rather than theory15
862516299INUREDmade tough by habitual exposure16
862516300FALLOWplowed and left unseeded; not in use17
862516301SALIENTprominent or conspicuous (salient traits)18
862516302EXTOLpraise, glorify, or honor19
862516303AMBIGUOUSopen to two or more interpretations20
862516304GUILEcrafty or artful deception; duplicity21
862516305OSTRACIZEto exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, etc.22
862516306CACHETsuperior status; prestige of a position or a university; a distinguishing mark or feature (Ivy League schools have their own cachet)23
862516307IMPUGNchallenge as false or wrong24
862516308IMPUNITYexemption from punishment or loss25
862516309EXTENUATEto lessen or try to lessen the seriousness of a situation26
862516310MITIGATEto make less severe27
862516311INCESSANToccurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or uninterrupted28
862516312VIS À VIS1. face to face 2. in relation to; compared with29

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