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10808521076abjuregive up, renounce; repudiate, recant, or shun (especially formally or under oath)0
10808521077abrogateto abolish1
10808521078abstemiouseating and drinking in moderation2
10808521079acumenquickness and keenness of insight or judgement3
10808521080auspiciousconducive to success; favorable4
10808521081beliecontradict; give a false impression5
10808521082bellicosewarlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome6
10808521083bowdlerizeto expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable7
10808521084chicanerydeception by trickery or sophistry8
10808521085churlishvulgar, difficult to work with9
10808521086circumnavigateto proceed completely around; to go around; circumvent10
10808521087deleterioushaving a harmful effect; injurious11
10808521088diffidentlacking in self-confidence; shy12
10808521089enervateto weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of13
10808521090epiphanya comprehension or perception of reality by means of a sudden intuitive realization14
10808521091evanescentvanishing or likely to vanish like vapor15
10808521092expurgateto remove erroneous, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable material from (text) before publication16
10808521093facetiousPlayfully jocular; humorous17
10808521094fatuousvacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish18
10808521095fecklessFeeble or ineffective; careless and irresponsible19

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