abdicate

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formally remove oneself from; 

give up (a position);

relinquish; renounce; resign

absolve

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set free from some duty or responsibility;

exempt; excuse

declare free from guilt or blame;

exonerate

adequate

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equal to or sufficient

for a specific need, enough

adverse

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in opposition to one's interests;

hostile; unfavorable

antecedents

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ancestors; forebears;

predecessors

bilingual

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speaking two languages equally well;

written in two languages

emigrate

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move OUT of a country or region to 

settle in another

immigrate

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move INTO a foreign country or region

as a permanent resident

postscript

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note added to a letter after it

has been written

semimonthly

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occurring every half month or

twice a month