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Litigation

The process of taking legal action

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Apostrophize

To address an exclamatory passage in a speech or poem to someone or something

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3

Diminutive

Extremely small in size

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Pedantic

Excessively concerned with minor details or rules

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Indisposition

A mild illness or discomfort

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Propitious

Favorable or promising

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Scruple

A feeling of doubt or hesitation

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Avow

To assert or confess openly

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Transpire

To happen or occur

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Sapient

Having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment

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Construe

To interpret or understand the meaning of something

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Convalescence

The process of recovering from an illness or injury

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Copse

A small group of trees

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Revile

To criticize or abuse in a harsh or angry manner

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Perfidious

Deceitful or untrustworthy

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Recrimination

An accusation in response to one from someone else

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Blanch

To make white or pale by extracting color

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Emulation

Effort to match or surpass a person or achievement

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Magnanimity

The quality of being generous and noble in spirit

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Approbation

Approval or praise

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Lenity

Kindness or gentleness in punishment or treatment

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Stipulate

To demand or specify a requirement

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Temerity

Excessive confidence or boldness

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Enmity

The state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something

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Bewail

To express great regret, disappointment, or bitterness over something

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Drudge

A person who does hard, menial, or tedious work

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Precept

A general rule intended to regulate behavior or thought

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Loquacity

The quality of being very talkative

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Fetters

Chains or manacles used to restrain a prisoner

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Impetuosity

The quality of acting or done quickly and without thought or care

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Tacitly

In a way that is understood or implied without being directly stated

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Contiguity

The state of bordering or being in direct contact with something

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Exultation

A feeling of triumphant elation or jubilation

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Acquittal

A judgment that a person is not guilty of the crime they have been charged with

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