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daunt
verb
cause to lose courage
desolation
noun
sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
noun
an event that results in total destruction
Feign
verb
make believe with the intent to deceive
Wrath
noun
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
Discern
verb
perceive, recognize, or detect with the senses
Resolve
verb
reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation
Doleful
adjective
filled with or evoking sadness
Lament
noun
a cry of sorrow and grief
verb
express grief verbally
Gregarious
adjective
instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
Procure
verb
get by special effort
Abate
verb
become less in amount or intensity
Abhor
verb
find repugnant
Appease
verb
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
Incense
verb
make furious
Prudence
noun
knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
Abominable
adjective
exceptionally bad or displeasing
Comprimise
noun
an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
Contention
noun
the act of competing as for profit or a prize
Dissemble
verb
behave unnaturally or affectedly
Subservient
adjective
abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant
Ameliorate
verb
make better
Evade
verb
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
Deference
noun
courteous regard for people's feelings
Pretense
noun
the act of giving a false appearance
Licentious
adjective
lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained
Arduous
adjective
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
Mortify
verb
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
Subjugate
verb
make subservient; force to submit or subdue
Insidious
adjective
working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
Infidel
noun
a person who does not acknowledge your god
Relinquish
verb
turn away from; give up
Spurn
verb
reject with contempt
Tyranny
noun
a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
Remonstrate
verb
argue in protest or opposition
Ravage
verb
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
Ardor
noun
feelings of great warmth and intensity
Exploit
verb
use or manipulate to one's advantage
Hypocrisy
noun
insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have
Petrify
verb
cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned
Usurp
verb
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
Accommodate
verb
have room for; hold without crowding
Render
verb
give or supply
Acquiesce
verb
agree or express agreement
Endeavor
verb
attempt by employing effort
Extricate
verb
release from entanglement or difficulty
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