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renounce; give up (position, right, or responsibility)
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to renounce, repudiate under oath; to avoid, shun
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to refuse or deny oneself
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depart secretly and hide, to go away hastily
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sparing or moderate, especially in eating/drinking
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so deep as to be immeasurable; bottomless; extraordinarily bad
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| award of merit; strong praise and approval |
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| a product of sperm whales used in the manufacture of perfume |
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| an ancient two-handled Greek jar |
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| the place in the orbit of a planet where the planet is farthest from the sun |
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| prophetic; pertaining to revelations |
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| of questionable authenticity; spurious |
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| farthest point from the earth in the orbit of a satellite |
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| short, instructive saying |
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| like an eagle; curved or hooked |
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| a chief in the democracy of Athens |
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| claim without justification; usurp |
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| wasting away; degeneration |
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lessen in amount, force, or value; weaken
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| self-evident truth; maxim |
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On or toward the rear of a ship
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Harshness or bitterness
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To corrupt, debase, or make impure
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Relating to land and the equal divisions of land
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Any imaginary power of transmitting one thing into another
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Representation of something existing at other than its proper time
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| of or relating to an uncle |
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a saying often in metaphorical form that embodies a common observation
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| of, relating to, or characterized by the direction of love toward an object that satisfies |
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on or toward the rear of a ship
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harshness or bitterness
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to corrupt, debase, or make impure
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relating to land and the equal divisions of land
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to reduce to nothing
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sideways; with suspicion
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the determination of any quantity of a metal in ore or alloy
Syn: evaluation, assessment, appraisal, analysis, examination, test/tests, inspection, scrutiny |
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inordinate desire of gaining and possession wealth
Syn: greed, greediness, acquisitiveness, cupidity, covetousness, rapacity, materialism |
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