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Abjure solemnly renounce
Abrogate repeal or do away with
Abstemious not self-indulgent
Acumen the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions
Antebellum occurring or existing before a particular war
Auspicious conducive to success
Belie contradict
Bellicose demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight
Bowdlerize remove material that is considered improper or offensive from a text
Chicanery the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose
Chromosome a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes
Churlish rude in a mean-spirited and surly way
Circumlocution the use of many words where fewer would do
Circumnavigate sail or travel all the way around
Deciduous shedding its leaves annually
Deleterious causing harm or damage
Diffident modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence
Enervate cause to feel drained of energy or vitality
Enfranchise give the right to vote to
Epiphany the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi
Equinox he time or date at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of approximately equal length
Euro the single European currency
Evanescence the quality of being fleeting or vanishing quickly
Expurgate remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable
Facetious treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
Fatuous silly and pointless
Feckless lacking initiative or strength of character
Fiduciary involving trust
Filibuster an action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures
Gamete an organism's reproductive cells
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