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Abridge
To shorten, to diminish
Affable
Friendly, courteous, amiable
Augury
An omen or prophecy
Conceit
Excessively high opinion of one’s own worth or ability
Confound
To cause one to become confused
Crave
To desire intensely
Enfranchise
To give or to bestow something such as the right to vote or citizenship
Gravity
Seriousness, importance
Hideous
Very ugly, offensive, shocking
Instigation
Urging, provocation; initiation
Kindle
To start a fire, to stir up
Malice
Desire to harm others
Mutinous
Rebellious, unruly
Prostration
A stretching out due to lacking vitality and being completely overcome
Revere
To honor, to regard with respect
Rhetoric
The art of using words effectively in speaking or writing; inflated language
Spurn
To reject or to refuse with hostility
Taper
To decrease in thickness or width
Unassailable
Undisputable, not able to be attacked with success
Vouchsafe
To grant in a condescending manner
