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abjure
to renounce, to retract
canard
a false story
cavil
to quibble, carp
cogent
convincing, forceful, compelling
halcyon
tranquil, calm, peaceful
nonplussed
perplexed, puzzled, baffled
prepossessing
attractive, pleasing
firmament
the heavens, sky, celestial sphere
rapacious
greedy, grasping, blundering
revile
to abuse, to malign, to denounce
risible
funny, laughable
supercilious
disdainful, arrogant
torpor
sluggishness, lassitude
tumid
swollen, bloated
unctuous
oily, slippery, greasy
to burn the midnight oil
to study or work until very late
to lay one’s cards on the table
to talk frankly
a bolt from the blue
a great surprise
to tell tales out of school
to reveal harmful secrets
micro-
small
mis
wrong, bad
pend
hang
-ify
to make
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