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| abjure | to renounce, repudiate under oath, to avoid, shun; to forswear, retract, recant, to abstain from |
| acrid | harsh in taste or odor, sharp in manner or temper; penetrating, cutting, telling, acute |
| august | majestic, inspiring admiration and respect; stately, dignified, exalted, venerable |
| callous | emotionally hardened, unfeeling; insensitive, umsympathetic, thick-skinned |
| clandestine | secret, concealed, underhand; covert, furtive, surreptitious, stealthy |
| compunction | remorse, regret; a scruple, qualm, misgiving, contrition |
| conflagration | a large destructive fire; a holocaust, wildfire |
| elated | in high spirits, jubilant, extremely pleased; overjoyed, ecstatic, "tickled pink" |
| indeliable | not able to be erased or removed, memorable; lasting, permanent, unforgettable |
| indulgent | yielding to the wishes or demands of others; lenient, permissive, tolerant, liberal |
| inveterate | firmly established, long-standing, habitual; persisting, chronic, dyed-in-the-wool |
| irrelevant | not to the point, not applicable or pertinent; inapplicable, immaterial, beside the point |
| nocturnal | of or occurring in the night; nighttime, under the cover of darkness |
| platitude | a commonplace, stale, or trite remark; a cliché, truism, bromide |
| quell | to subdue, put down forcibly; to suppress, pacify, squelch, quash, crush |
| quiescent | inactive, at rest; still, inert, motionless, dormant, tranquil |
| ruminate | to meditate, think about at length, to chew the cud; to ponder, reflect, mull over, muse |
| tacit | unspoken, silent, implied, inferred; unexpressed, unvoiced, understood, implicit |
| tangible | capable of being touched, real, concrete; perceptible, actual, evident, palpable |
| trenchant | incisive, keen, forceful, effective, cutting, caustic, distinct, clear-cut; irritating, stinging, bitter |
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