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vocab 1.1

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to reduce or lower, as in rank office, reputation, prestige
to destroy the self-confidence, poise, or self-possession of; humiliate
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, value
to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like
departing from the right, normal, or usual course; abnormal, deviant
a person who is equally guilty in the crime of another; person who encourages; aide, help
temporary in activity, cessation, or suspension
to refuse or deny oneself; renounce; denouncement; self-sacrifice; self-denial
to regard with intense aversion or loathing; hate; scold
failing to succeed; unfruitful; unsuccessful; obsolete
to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing; to reduce; to wear down in spirit
to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents; to reduce in scope
to free from guilt or blame or their consequences
sparing or moderate in eating or drinking
forbearance from any indulgence of appetite, esp. from the use of alcohol; restraint
thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual substances
hard to understand; obscure; complex
immeasurably deep or great
to give consent, approval, or adherence; succumb, agree, give in to
any award, honor, or laudatory notice
bitter in temper, mood, or tone
the highest point; summit; peak
sharp or biting to the taste or smell
caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc.
sharpness, acuteness, or keenness in performance
keen insight, shrewdness in mental capabilities, ability to understand and reason, to discern
a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; proverb
very skilled at something that is a level of acquired skill but not physical activity; proficient; expert
to caution, advise, or counsel against something
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body

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