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abjure |
/æb'dʒʊə(r)/ v. Syn. renounce; abandon renounce upon oath; abandon forever He will abjure his allegiance to the king. |
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abrogate |
/'æbroʊgeɪt/ a. Syn. abolish abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority He intended to abrogate the decree issued by his predecessor. |
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anathema |
/ə'næθəmə/ n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse To the Ayatolla, America and the West were anathema; he loathed the democratic nations, cursing them in his dying words. |
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antipathy |
/æn'tɪpəθɪ/ n. Syn. aversion; dislike strong feeling of aversion; dislike Tom's extreme antipathy for disputes keeps him from getting into arguments with his temperamental wife. |
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approbation |
/æprə'beɪʃ(ə)n/ n. Syn. approval expression of warm approval; praise She looked for some sign of approbation from her parents, hoping her good grades would please them. |
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arrogate |
/'æroʊgeɪt/ v. claim without justification; claim for oneself without right Lynn watch in astonishments as her coworkers arrogate the credit for her brilliant work in the project. |
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boon |
/bu:n/ n. Syn. blessing; benefit blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request The recent rains that filled our empty reservoirs were a boon to the whole community. |
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brusque |
/brʊsk/;/brʌsk/ a. Syn. blunt; abrupt abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly Was Bruce too brusque when he brushed off Bob's request with a curt "Not now!"? |
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burnish |
/'bɜrnɪʃ/ v. Syn. polish make shiny by rubbing; polish I burnish the brass fixtures until they reflect the lamplight. |
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cajole |
/kə'dʒoʊl/ v. influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering Diane tried to cajole her father into letting her drive the family car. |
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capricious |
/kə'prɪʃəs/ a. Syn. unpredictable; fickle; arbitrary fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly The storm was capricious: it changed course constantly. |