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Acquiesce
(v.) to accept without protest
Advocate
to support; to be in favor of
Assess
to determine the importance, size, or value
Augment
to make larger, increase
Conciliate
to placate, appease, or pacify
Deter
to discourage; to keep someone from doing something out of fear of consequences
Engender
to cause or exist or to develop or to assume
Anecdote
a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person
Atrophy
to waste away
Brevity
briefness; short duration
Dearth
(n.) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine
Gravity
dignity or sobriety of bearing; importance, significance,
Contempt
the act of despising
Portend
(v.) to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning of
Emit
to give off
Contrive
to plan cleverly; to devise
Coalesce
come together and form one mass or whole
Cerebral
pertaining to the brain
Conformist
person who complies with accepted rules and customs
Caliber
a degree or grade of excellence or worth
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