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abrogate
to abolish, to do away with
adamant
inflexible, immovable, obstinate
barbarism
the incorrect usage of words or forms of language
colloquial
informal (speech)
compatriot
a fellow countryman
defuse
to remove or to lesson danger or hostility
effrontery
extreme boldness, audacity
egregious
very bad, shocking, conspicuously bad
gambol
to playfully skip or leap
hemophilia
a hereditary disease where blood does not coagulate to stop bleeding
immunity
resistance (usually to a disease)
impale
to pierce, to fix on a pointed instrument
knotty
so complicated that it can probably not be solved; full of knots
libertarian
one who favors absolute liberty and free will
mired
stuck or entangled
noxious
harmful, unwholesome
palatable
agreeable to the taste, acceptable
palliate
to ease pain, guilt or intensity
pallor
extreme paleness usually relating to the face
pernicious
very destructive or harmful, deadly
skulk
to move in a sneaky, furtive, or stealthy manner
tarry
to delay in coming or going to linger
tawdry
cheap and gaudy in appearance
temerity
boldness that is foolhardy
utopian
having the characteristics of an ideally perfect place
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