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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| enfranchise | give voting rights |
| talisman | lucky charm |
| bilk | cheat, defraud |
| engender | cause |
| knotty | complex, difficult to solve |
| abasement | humiliation, degradation |
| harangue | noisy, attacking speech |
| abrogate | cancel, deny, repeal |
| harbingers | indicators, bringers of warnings |
| plaudit | statement giving strong praise |
| esconce | establish firmly in a position |
| obdurate | stubborn |
| tawdry | of little value, gaudy |
| blighted | damaged, destroyed, ruined |
| credulous | gullible |
| lachrymose | tearful, sad |
| obfuscate | deliberately make something difficult to understand |
| repudiate | shun, eschew |
| tedium | boredom |
| abstemious | self denying, refraining from indulging |
| blithe | free-spirited, carefree |
| crepuscular | active at dawn and dusk |
| abstruse | difficult to understand |
| envenom | to cause bitterness |
| laconic | using few words, brief |
| ephemeral | short lived |
| resolution | determination |
| epicure | someone who appreciated good food and drink |