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Abase

To degrade, to humiliate.

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Abdicate

To renounce or to give up a power.

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3

Brazen

Shameless, insolent, disrespectful.

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Caustic

Sarcastically biting, acrid.

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5

Commiserate

To express sympathy or pity.

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6

Decorum

Appropriate conduct; correct and proper behavior.

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Deference

Courteous going along with the opinions or wishes of another.

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8

Drone

Speaking in a monotonous tone; a continuous low humming sound.

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9

Enunciate

To pronounce clearly.

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10

Girth

Size or dimensions (usually the measure around a body).

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11

Grandiose

Impressive, imposing.

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12

Inception

The beginning of something.

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13

Ineffable

Incapable of being expressed in speech or words.

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14

Nebulous

Lacking clarity of features or sharpness of outline.

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15

Neophyte

A recent convert, beginner, novice.

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16

Obtuse

Dull of mind, insensitive, stupid.

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17

Parable

A short fictitious story that has a moral.

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18

Rant

To rave, to speak, in a loud and attacking manner.

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19

Reproach

To blame for something; a disgrace.

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20

Savant

A scholar, a learned person.

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21

Stultifying

Causing to be useless, crippling, causing to appear stupid.

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22

Syllabus

A brief outline of the main points of a text or course of study.

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23

Troupe

A company or group—usually theatrical performers.

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24

Unequivocal

Without a doubt, clear.

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25

Vapid

Dull, inane, insipid.

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