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abhor 
1
 | refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice |
| expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame |
| fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate |
| secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated |
accolade
2
| fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate |
| award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
| feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent |
| provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part |
ameliorate
3
| friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations |
| quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression |
| ceremonial procession or display; succession or series |
| make or become better; improve; grow better |
animosity
4
| friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations |
| irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order |
| bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act |
| provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part |
annex
5
| fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure |
| append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit |
| short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography |
| capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action |
anomaly
6
| award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
| friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations |
| irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order |
| fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate |
apprehensive
7
| abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
| abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly |
| too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged |
| capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive |
arbitrary
8
| state of being certain; complete assurance; confidence |
| support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion |
| secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated |
| randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle |
bolster
9
| bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve |
| rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners |
| support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion |
| award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
boorish
10
| medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming |
| rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners |
| serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent |