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Vocab 15
Vocabulary Lesson 15 - Releasing and Taking Back
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abdicate | To formally give up control, authority, or a high office. |
| Absolve | To clear from guilt or blame. To relieve from a requirement or obligation. |
| Catharsis | A purifying or refreshing release of emotional tension. |
| Countermand | To cancel or reverse an order or a policy. |
| Impunity | Exemption from punishment or injury. |
| Recant | To formally take back a statement or belief. |
| Recoup | To regain; to make up for. |
| Renounce | To give up, especially by formal announcement. To reject; to disown. |
| Rescind | To take back; to make void; to repeal. |
| Waive | To give up voluntarily; to relinquish. To refrain from insisting on or enforcing. |