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To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.
abrogate synonyms:
abolish, annihilate, annul, cancel, invalidate, negate, nullify, set aside, vitiate, void. Law: extinguish. See continue
abrogate etymology:
AB - Away + Rogate - to ASK |
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To detest thoroughly; abhor.
abominate synonyms
To regard with extreme dislike and hostility: abhor, despise, detest, execrate, hate, loathe. See love
abominate etymology
Ab = Away + Omen = bad Sign + ate |
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Patience, forbearing, long-suffering.
Also keep in mind that today's word applies to all animate beings, "Fido waited by his dish for his evening meal with longanimous enthusiasm."
long-us "long" + animus "soul" + noun suffix -itas. |
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Definition: Impassable, inaccessible, without paths or roads.
"My friends and I love hiking the invious areas of the Colorado Rockies."
EG: "My friends and I love hiking the invious areas of the Colorado Rockies."
Etymology: Latin in- "not" + via "way, road" |
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To contradict, oppose or deny
EG: "I daresay don't gainsay all I say".
gain "opposite" + sayen "say." "Gain" is also found in "again", "against" and "ungainly". |
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1. Not real; pretended: a feigned modesty.
2. Made-up; fictitious. |
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