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| abdicate | to formally give up control, authority, or a high office |
| absolve | to clear of guilt or blame; to relieve from a requirement or obligation |
| catharsls | a purifying or rereshing release of emotional tension, especially as effect of tragic drama |
| countermand | to cancel or reverse an order or a policy |
| impunity | exemption from punishment or injury |
| recant | to formally take back or reject a statement or belief |
| recoup | to regain; to make up for |
| renounce | to give up; especially by formal announcement : to reject, to disown |
| rescind | to take back; to make void; to repeal |
| waive | to give up voluntarily; to relinquish: to refrain from insisting on or enforcing |
