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6593227036COMPUNCTIONa feeling of anxiety caused by regret for doing something wrong or causing pain0
6593227037EXACERBATEto increase the severity; aggravate1
6593227038AMELIORATEto make or become better or improve2
6593227039PLACATEto appease or pacify with concessions3
6593227040ASSUAGEto make milder; relieve; soothe, calm fears or anger4
6593227041NEFARIOUSextremely wicked5
6593227042VIABLE1. capable of living; 2. useful or effective6
6593227043DENIGRATEto speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner7
6593227044EXCULPATEto clear from a charge of guilt or fault8
6593227045VEHEMENTstrongly emotional; intense or passionate9
6593227046DISINGENUOUSNOT straightforward or candid10
6593227047INGENUOUSfree from reserve; candid; sincere11
6593227048CHAGRINfeelings of disappointment and embarassment12
6593227049REPUDIATEto reject as having any authority (to repudiate a claim)13
6593227050DELINEATEto portray in words; describe with precision14
6593227051EMPIRICALderived from experiment and observation rather than theory15
6593227052INUREDmade tough by habitual exposure16
6593227053FALLOWplowed and left unseeded; not in use17
6593227054SALIENTprominent or conspicuous (salient traits)18
6593227055EXTOLpraise, glorify, or honor19
6593227056AMBIGUOUSopen to two or more interpretations20
6593227057GUILEcrafty or artful deception; duplicity21
6593227058OSTRACIZEto exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, etc.22
6593227059CACHETsuperior status; prestige of a position or a university; a distinguishing mark or feature (Ivy League schools have their own cachet)23
6593227060IMPUGNchallenge as false or wrong24
6593227061IMPUNITYexemption from punishment or loss25
6593227062EXTENUATEto lessen or try to lessen the seriousness of a situation26
6593227063MITIGATEto make less severe27
6593227064INCESSANToccurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or uninterrupted28
6593227065VIS À VIS1. face to face 2. in relation to; compared with29

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