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Abrogate
To end a law, agreement, or custom formally (revoke, annul)
Aghast
Filled with shock and worry (horrified, appalled)
Apprise
Inform or notify (advise, brief)
Beguile
Charm or enchant in a deceptive way (trick, captivate)
Boon
Benefit, favor
Something that is helpful and improves the quality of life
(gift, advantage)
Callous
Unkind, cruel and without sympathy (heartless, unsympathetic)
Coddle
Overprotect or treat with great care like an invalid (pamper, spoil, indulge)
Crescendo
Gradual increase (climax, escalation)
Extenuating
Mitigating circumstances (justifying, lessening)
Frenetic
Wildly energetic (frantic, frenzied)
Fringe
Outer edge of an area (border, periphery)
Hapless
Unlucky or unfortunate (cursed, ill-fated)
Immaculate
Perfectly clean or tidy (pristine, flawless)
Obfuscate
Make unclear and harder to understand, especially intentional
(confuse, obscure)
Ossify
Become rigid, fixed, unable to change (harden, fossilize)
Pastiche
Imitative art (parody, medley)
Perspicacious
Highly perceptive (insightful, astute)
Ponderous
of very great weight
unwieldy or clumsy because of weight and size
oppressively or unpleasantly dull : LIFELESS
Recluse
Solitary person, avoiding going outside and talking to other people (hermit, loner)
Retaliate
Respond to hurt because they have been harmful to you (revenge, reciprocate)
Rhapsody
An expression of strong feeling or excitement (ecstasy, elation)
Serendipitous
Happening by chance (fortunate, lucky)
Shirk
Avoid responsibility (dodge, neglect)
Sinecure
Easy, lucrative job (position, post)
Sinuous
Winding or curving, complex (twisting, serpentine)
Sordid
Morally or a place wrong, dirty and unpleasant (vile, sleazy)
Staunch
Always loyal in supporting a person, organization or set of beliefs
Verb: stop or restrict
(firm)
Surfeit
An amount that is too large, or is more than is needed
(overabundance, glut)
Ulterior
Secret purpose (concealed, underlying)
Voluble
showing a free, easy, and unending loquacity : GARRULOUS