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to annul; to abolish by authoritative action
abrogate
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with disapproval; with a skeptical sideways glance
askance
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high-sounding but meaningless; ostentatiously lofty in style
bombastic
-
watchful, cautious; extremely shy
chary
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quarrelsome, disagreeable, belligerent
contentious
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in disrepair, run down
dilapidated
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to avoid committing oneself in what one says, to be deliberately unclear
equivocate
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to lay the responsibility or blame for , often unjustly
impute
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uncompromising, refusing to abandon an extreme position
intransigent
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-
a written note or letter
missive
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relating to the sense of smell
olfactory
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supreme, of chief importance
paramount
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crude or coarse; characteristic of commoners
plebeian
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relating to prose (as opposed to poetry); dull, ordinary
prosaic
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to deflect sound or light
refract
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hypocriticall devout; acting morally superior to another
sanctimonious
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marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, and spirit
stalwart
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having to do with time
temporal
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to exercise authority or influence effectively
wield
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