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Abrogate
to abolish by formal action
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acquiesce
to give in; to agree
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acuity
sharpness of perception or mind
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affable
friendly; agreeable
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alacrity
eagerness or enthusiasm
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ambiguous
unclear; uncertain
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ameliorate
to improve
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anarchy
lack of government; chaos
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apathy
lack of emotion or interest
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apprehensive
fearful or worried
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Assuage
to reduce or relieve
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Astute
clever or perceptive
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Atrophy
to waste away from lack of use
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Augment
to add to or increase
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Austere
severe; strict
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Autonomy
self-rule; independence
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Avarice
greed
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Banal
commonplace; dull; ordinary
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Bastion
a stronghold; a fort
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Benign
kindly; good-natured; harmless
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Blasphemy
irreverent or negative talk about religion
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Candor
frankness, honesty
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Capricious
whimsical; unpredictable
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Collaborate
to cooperate or work together
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Complacent
smug; self-satisfied; unconcerned
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Compliance
conforming to a request or demand
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Conciliate
to soothe anger
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Congregation
a crowd of people; an assembly
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Credulous
gullible; ready to believe without proof
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Deference
a show of respect
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Denounce
to speak against publicly
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Depravity
corruption; wickedness
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Derision
contempt; ridicule
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Desecrate
to disrespect or deface something sacred
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Didactic
intended to teach; instructive; moralizing
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Diffident
shy; lacking confidence
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Discern
to distinguish one thing from another
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Disparage
to speak poorly of or mock
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Disparity
inequality
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Dissent
disagreement; to oppose or disagree
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Denounce
to speak against publicly
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Depravity
corruption; wickedness
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Derision
contempt; ridicule
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Desecrate
to disrespect or deface something sacred
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Didactic
intended to teach; instructive; moralizing
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Diffident
shy; lacking confidence
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Discern
to distinguish one thing from another
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Disparage
to speak poorly of or mock
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Disparity
inequality
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Dissent
disagreement; to oppose or disagree
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dissonance
lack of agreement or harmony
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dogmatic
stubbornly opinionated; inflexible
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drone
a continuous humming sound; to talk on and on
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dubious
doubtful; questionable
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eccentric
odd or out of the ordinary; quirky
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elucidate
to explain; to make clear
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enigma
a mystery; hard to understand or explain
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euphonious
melodious; pleasant sounding
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expedient
advantageous; convenient
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expedite
to quicken or accelerate
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extol
to praise
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fastidious
meticulous; difficult to please
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flagrant
glaringly wrong; obviously faulty
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futile
unsuccessful; pointless
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guile
cunning; deceitfulness
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gullible
overly trusting
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heretic
someone who rejects accepted ideas; nonbeliever
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immutable
unchanging; permanent
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incessant
non-stop
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indifferent
having no preference; unconcerned
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indolence
laziness; apathy
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innocuous
harmless; insignificant
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innovate
to transform or modernize
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insipid
bland; boring
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jubilation
joy, exultation
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laud
to praise
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lobbyist
person who seeks to inform politics
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magnanimous
generous; noble
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mercurial
rapidly changing; temperamental
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novel
new; interesting
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nascent
just beginning; emerging
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obscure
unclear; to conceal or complicate
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obfuscate
to render unintelligible or confusing
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parsimony
stinginess
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paucity
scarcity
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pedestrian
commonplace; ordinary
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perfunctory
careless; showing little effort
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peripheral
off to the side; unimportant
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petulant
rude; irritable
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philanthropist
someone who benefits mankind
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dissonance
lack of agreement or harmony
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dogmatic
stubbornly opinionated; inflexible
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drone
a continuous humming sound; to talk on and on
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dubious
doubtful; questionable
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eccentric
odd or out of the ordinary; quirky
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elucidate
to explain; to make clear
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enigma
a mystery; hard to understand or explain
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euphonious
melodious; pleasant sounding
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expedient
advantageous; convenient
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expedite
to quicken or accelerate
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