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the cruciblee
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abrogate | to abolish, to do away with |
| abyss | bottomless hole, a vast expanse or depth |
| adamant | inflexible, immovable, obstinate |
| ameliorate | to make better, to relieve, to improve |
| augury | A sign of what will happen in the future, an omen |
| autocrat | a person with unlimited influence and authority |
| baseness | the quality of lacking higher values |
| begrudge | to give reluctantly, to envy a possession or one's enjoyment |
| beguile | to deceive, to mislead, to persuade with charm |
| bemuse | to confuse or to bewilder |
| blasphemous | Sacrilegious against God or sacred things; profane |
| calamity | a serious event causing distress or misfortune |
| conciliate | to reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship |
| confound | to cause one to become confused |
| contempt | scorn, extreme dislike or disdain |
| contentious | quarrelsome, stirring controversy |
| corroboration | confirmation |
| credulous | believing on slight evidence, gullible |
| defamation | act of harming or ruining another's reputation |
| deference | courteous going along with the opinions or wishes of another |