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5293465271COMPUNCTIONa feeling of anxiety caused by regret for doing something wrong or causing pain0
5293465272EXACERBATEto increase the severity; aggravate1
5293465273AMELIORATEto make or become better or improve2
5293465274PLACATEto appease or pacify with concessions3
5293465275ASSUAGEto make milder; relieve; soothe, calm fears or anger4
5293465276NEFARIOUSextremely wicked5
5293465277VIABLE1. capable of living; 2. useful or effective6
5293465278DENIGRATEto speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner7
5293465279EXCULPATEto clear from a charge of guilt or fault8
5293465280VEHEMENTstrongly emotional; intense or passionate9
5293465281DISINGENUOUSNOT straightforward or candid10
5293465282INGENUOUSfree from reserve; candid; sincere11
5293465283CHAGRINfeelings of disappointment and embarassment12
5293465284REPUDIATEto reject as having any authority (to repudiate a claim)13
5293465285DELINEATEto portray in words; describe with precision14
5293465286EMPIRICALderived from experiment and observation rather than theory15
5293465287INUREDmade tough by habitual exposure16
5293465288FALLOWplowed and left unseeded; not in use17
5293465289SALIENTprominent or conspicuous (salient traits)18
5293465290EXTOLpraise, glorify, or honor19
5293465291AMBIGUOUSopen to two or more interpretations20
5293465292GUILEcrafty or artful deception; duplicity21
5293465293OSTRACIZEto exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, etc.22
5293465294CACHETsuperior status; prestige of a position or a university; a distinguishing mark or feature (Ivy League schools have their own cachet)23
5293465295IMPUGNchallenge as false or wrong24
5293465296IMPUNITYexemption from punishment or loss25
5293465297EXTENUATEto lessen or try to lessen the seriousness of a situation26
5293465298MITIGATEto make less severe27
5293465299INCESSANToccurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or uninterrupted28
5293465300VIS À VIS1. face to face 2. in relation to; compared with29

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