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English III AP Set 12

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101601301abdicate(v) to relinquish formally; to relinquish high office or responsibility
101601302abnegate(v) to deny to oneself; renounce
101601303absolve(v) to pronounce clear of blame or guilt; to relieve from obligation; to pardon a sin
101601304catharsis(n) a purifying or figurative cleansing or release of tension
101601305countermand(v) to cancel or reverse; to recall by contrary order (n) an order or command reversing another
101601306recant(v) to make a formal retraction or disavowal of a previously held belief
101601307recoup(v) to receive an equivalent for; makeup for
101601308renunciation(n) to act of giving something up, especially by formal announcement
101601309rescind(v) to make void; repeal or annul
101601310waive(v) to relinquish or give up voluntarily; to refrain from insisting upon or enforcing; dispense with

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