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To renounce or give up formally.
In school, there is a week just for abjuring drugs. |
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Amorphous
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Without a definite shape, boundary, or character.
The painting was very amorphous, having many random lines giving it no particular shape. |
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1. An attitude or spirit within a person that strongly influnces him or her.
2. Deep-seated ill will.
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Division into two distinct parts or groups.
When slavery was ended, the U.S. went through dichotomy with the blacks and whites. |
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An example or model, especially an ideal one.
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Herculean
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Of extraordinary size power, or difficulty.
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Inchoate
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Not fully formed or realized.
The cookies in the picture are inchoate. |
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Invidious
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Likely to cause resentment or animosity.
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A mixture of dissimilar materials.
The cloth was made out of melange materials. |
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Nefarious
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Very wicked.
In the movie "Batman Begins", the Joker was nefarious. |
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A viewpoint that denies any meaning or value to life.
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To approve, confirm, or verify.
The United States government has to get a bill ratified before it becomes a law.
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To encompass in a larger or more comprehensive group; to include.
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Variegated
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Varied as to form, type, or color.
All the people of Earth are variegated.
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To impair or weaken.
People in video games are vitiated when they are hit by other players. |
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