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abhor
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hate
bigot
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narrow-minded
counterfeit
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fake
enfranchise
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give voting rights
hamper
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disturb
kindle
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to start a fire
noxious
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harmful, poisonous, lethal
placid
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calm, peaceful
remuneration
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payment for work done
talisman
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lucky charm
abrasive
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rough, harsh, coarse
bilk
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cheat, defraud
covert
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hidden, undercover
engender
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to cause
hangar
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storage area for a plane
knotty
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complex, difficult to solve
nuance
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something subtle
plagiarism
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using other people’s work as if it was yours
renown
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fame
tangent
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going off the main subject
abasment
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humiliation, degradation
billow
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to move freely and gently for example in the wind
cower
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to move backwards because you are frightened
enhance
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improve
harangue
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a loud angry speech that criticizes sb/sth
labyrinth
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a maze
nullify
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to make sth lose its effect or power
plaintiff
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a person who makes a formal complaint against sb in court
replete
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full
tangible
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that can be clearly seen to exist
abrogate
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cancel, deny, repeal
blasphemy
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behaviour or language that insults God or religion
credible
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believable
enigma
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puzzle, mystery
harbinger
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a sign that shows that sth is going to happen
labyrinthine
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complicated, highly convoluted
nuzzle
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to touch sb/sth with the nose or mouth, especially to show affection
plaudits
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praise and approval
reprehensible
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shameful, very bad
tardy
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late in happening or arriving
absolution
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a formal statement that a person is forgiven for what he or she has done wrong
blatant
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obvious
creditable
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praiseworthy
ensconce
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to establish firmly in a position
hasten
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hurry, accelerate, rush
laceration
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a cut
obdurate
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stubborn
plausible
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reasonable and likely to be true
reprieve
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a postponement of a sentence
tawdry
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intended to be attractive but cheap and of low quality
abstain
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to stay away from sth, especially sth you like, because it is bad for your health or considered morally wrong
blighted
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damaged, destroyed, ruined
credulous
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gullible, too ready to believe things and therefore easy to trick
enshroud
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to cover or surround sth completely so that it cannot be seen or understood
haughtiness
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arrogance, pride
lachrymose
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tearful, having a tendency to cry easily
obfuscate
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to make sth less clear and more difficult to understand, usually deliberately
plethora
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an amount that is greater than is needed
repudiate
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refuse to accept sth, deny, reject
tedium
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boredom
abstemious
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not allowing yourself to have much food or alcohol, or to do things that are enjoyable
blithe
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free-spirited, showing you do not care about what you are doing
crepuscular
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related to the period of the evening when the sun has just gone down but there is still some light in the sky
enunciate
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to say sth very clearly and easily to understand
headstrong
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stubborn
lacklustre
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not interesting or exciting, dull
objective
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not subjective
pliable
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flexible/ easy to influence or control
rescind
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to officially state that law, contract, etc. is no longer valid
temper
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to make sth less severe by adding sth that has the opposite effect
abstruse
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difficult to understand
blunderbuss
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an old type of gun with a wide end
cringe
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to feel very embarrassed and uncomfortable about sth
envenom
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to cause bitterness and bad feeling
hedonism
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the belief that pleasure is the most important thing in life
laconic
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using only a few words to say sth, brief, to the point
oblique
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indirect
plumage
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feathers of a bird
resignation
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acceptance of fate
tenacious
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that does not stop holding sth or give up steadily, determined, continuing to exist for longer than you might expect
accolade
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praise or an award for an achievement that people admire
bolster
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to improve sth or make it stronger
cryptic
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with a meaning that is hidden or not easily understood
ephemeral
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lasting or used for only a short period of time, short-lived
hedonist
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a pleasure seeker
lamentation
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an expression of great sadness or disappointment
obliterate
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to remove all signs of sth, either by destroying or covering it completely
plummet
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to fall suddenly from a high level or position
resolution
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determination
tentative
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not definite or certain because you may want to change it later
acquiesce
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to crept sth without arguing, even if you do not really agree with it
bombast
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words which sound important but have little meaning, used to impress people
curtail
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to limit sth or make it last for a shorter time
epicure
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a person who enjoys food and drink of high quality and knows a lot about it
heed
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to pay careful attention to sb's advice or warning
lampoon
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to criticize sb/sth publicly in an amusing way that makes them or it look ridiculous
oblivious
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not aware of sth
podium
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a small platform that a person stands on when when giving a speech or conducting an orchestra
resonant
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causing sounds to continue for a long time
tenuous
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so weak or uncertain that it hardly exists

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