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| The prisoner was forced to "abnegation" of this rights. | Renouncing, giving up his rights. |
| The young boy was on an "Abstuse" problem in his math test. | Difficult, deep, recondite |
| There was an "Acrid" smell from the tires of the burning car | Bitting, sharp, Caustic |
| I did not mean to "affront" you. | insulted, offended, was offensive when face to face with. |
| The sword is an "anachronism" in modern warfare. | an outmoded thing, an amonaly |
| That was an "august" performance. | Impressive, awe, inspiring, dignified. |
| There was a great "cacophony" produced by the traffic at midday. | noise, discord, disharmony |
| The rejection of his proposal "chagrin"(ed) him deeply. | embarrassment, mortification |
| Their "clandestine" meetings went undiscovered for two years. | Secret, furtive, surreptitious |
| Contumely | Scorn, contemp, insolence |
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