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Hit Parade #41-55
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Orthodox | adhering to the traditional and established, especially in religion |
| Potentate | one who has the power and position to rule over others; monarch |
| Castigate | to scold, rebuke, or harshly criticize |
| Censure | to issue official blame |
| Denounce | to condemn openly |
| Reclusive | seeking or preferring seclusion or isolation |
| Relinquish | to retire from; give up or abandon |
| Renounce | to give up (a title, for example), especially by formal announcement |
| Vituperative | marked by harshly abusive condemnation |
| Circumscribe | to draw a circle around; to restrict |
| Contiguous | sharing an edge or boundary; touching |
| Conciliatory | appeasing; soothing; showing willingness to reconcile |
| Credible | capable of being believed; plausible |
| Exonerate | to free from blame |
| Incontrovertible | indisputable; not open to question |