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abominate
to have an intense dislike or hatred for
abridge
to make shorter
animosity
strong dislike; bitter hostility
auspicious
favorable; fortunate
beleaguer
to besiege by encircling (as with an army); to harass
confidant
a person entrusted with secrets
constituent
a person whom a member of Congress has been elected to represent
iniquitous
showing a lack of fairness; wicked; vicious
inure
to toughen, harden; to render used to something by long subjection or exposure
inveigh
to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
predecessor
someone or something that came before another
sabotage
to deliberately destroy or damage
sadistic
deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others
scathing
bitterly severe
transpire
to occur; happen; take place
aura
that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality
banal
so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring
bemuse
to confuse or bewilder
cognizant
having knowledge or being aware of
conundrum
a confusing and difficult problem or question
evanescent
vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy
factotum
An assistant who does a variety of jobs
grandiose
grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated
induce
To lead towards some action
intransigent
refusing to compromise, irreconcilable
laudatory
expressing praise
panache
self-confidence; a showy manner
picayune
of little value or importance, paltry, measly; concerned with trifling matters, small-minded
predilection
A preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something
promontory
land or rock projecting into a body of water
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