Vocab 111-120

abdicate

v-to relinquish formally. To relinquish high office or responsibility

abnegate

v-to deny to oneself; renounce.

absolve

v-to pronounce clear of blame or guilt. To relieve from obligation. To pardon (a sin)

catharsis

n-a purifying or figurative cleaning or release of tension

countermand

v-to cancel or reverse. To recall by contrary order n-an order or command

recant

v-to make a formal retraction or disavowal of a previous statement or a previously held belief.

recoup

v-to receive an equivalent for; make up for

renunciation

n-the act of giving something up

rescind

v-to make void; repeal; annul.

waive

v-to relinquish or give up voluntarily. To refrain from insisting upon or enforcing; dispense wit