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v. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

v. revoke formally, repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement)

a. sparing in consumption of especially food and drink, marked by temperance in indulgence

n. shrewdness shown by keen insight, a tapering point

a. belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War

a. auguring favorable circumstances and good luck

v. represent falsely, be in contradiction with

a. having or showing a ready disposition to fight

v. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

n. the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

n. a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order

a. having a bad disposition, rude in a mean-spirited and surly way

n. a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things, an indirect way of expressing something

v. travel around either by plane or ship, go around or avoid (an obstacle)

a. shedding foliage at the end of the growing season, being shed at the end of a period of growth

a. harmful to living things, causing harm or damage

a. showing modest reserve, lacking self-confidence

v. weaken mentally or morally, disturb the composure of

v. grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude, grant voting rights

n. a divine manifestation, twelve days after Christmas

n. either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length

a. tending to vanish like vapor, soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing

v. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

a. devoid of intelligence, silly and pointless

a. generally incompetent and ineffectual, not fit to assume responsibility

a. involving trust, referring to paper currency depending on securities for its value

n. a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches

n. a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes

a. lacking social polish, lacking ease or grace

v. divide unfairly and to one's advantage, of voting districts

n. the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others

n. function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues

a. all of the same or similar kind or nature

n. overbearing pride or presumption, excessive pride or self-confidence

n. the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle

v. challenge the honesty or veracity of, bring an accusation against; level a charge against

a. with your identity concealed

a. necessarily or demonstrably true, impossible to deny or disprove

v. teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

n. the basic structure or features of a system or organization

v. estimate the value of, insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby

n. a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

a. lacking in nutritive value, displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity

a. relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith

v. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering

n. unwillingness to get involved in or influence other people's activities

n. a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them

a. full of trivial conversation, tending to talk a great deal; talkative

a. excessively mournful, looking or sounding sad and dismal

n. a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft

n. type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having same number and kind of chromosomes as parent nucleus

n. one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe, one of two (approximately) equal parts

n. the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules)

n. rejection of all religious and moral principles

n. a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline

a. not involving or relating to different religious sects or political groups

v. authenticate as a notary, acknowledge or attest as a notary public

a. attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

n. a political system governed by a few people

a. having unlimited power, having virtually unlimited authority or influence

n. a part of language study that deals with letters and spelling

n. the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time

n. any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance

a. relating to or involving money, consisting of or measured in money

n. synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants)

v. take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property

n. the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells are suspended

n. a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers

a. done with very great haste and without due deliberation, extremely steep

n. massive and extremely remote celestial object

a. found in the ordinary course of events, occurring every day

v. repeat an earlier theme of a composition, repeat stages of evolutionary development during the embryonic phase of life

a. of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function

n. compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors, compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury

n. the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation, the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide

n. a blood-red color, confidently optimistic and cheerful

n. a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections, speech you make to yourself

v. put down by force or intimidation, make subservient, force to submit or subdue

n. an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women)

a. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy, expressive of contempt

n. (logic) a statement that is necessarily true, useless repetition

n. practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships

a. pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth's crust ,of or pertaining to construction or architecture

a. (of the elements) as if showing violent anger, characterized by violent emotions or behavior

n. the branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy

a. characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control

a. unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech

a. marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently

a. characterized by great force or energy, intensely enthusiastic or passionate, especially to an excessive degree

n. a powerful circular current of water, the shape of something rotating rapidly

v. blow away or off with a current of air, separate the chaff from by using air currents

a. shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

n. person having dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries

n. officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch

n. a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians