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vocab0
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abjure | to avoid or shun |
| abrogate | to put an end to |
| abstemious | sparing or moderate in eating or drinking |
| acumen | keen insight; shrewdness |
| antebellum | before or existing before the war, especially the American Civil War |
| auspicious | favorable; prosperous; fortunate |
| belie | to contradict; to misrepresent |
| bellicose | inclined or eager to fight; hostile |
| bowdlerize | to remove vulgar or objectionable words from a written work |
| chicanery | to avoid or shun |
| abrogate | to put an end to |
| abstemious | sparing or moderate in eating or drinking |
| acumen | keen insight; shrewdness |
| antebellum | before or existing before the war, especially the American Civil War |
| auspicious | favorable; prosperous; fortunate |
| belie | to contradict; to misrepresent |
| bellicose | inclined or eager to fight; hostile |
| bowdlerize | to remove vulgar or objectionable words from a written work |
| chicanery | trickery or deception |