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Contrive (v)
- 1. To plan with ingenuity; devise, invent
- 2. To bring about or effect by plan, scheme, or the like; manage
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- He contrived to gain supporters.
- 3. To plot
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Abominate (v)
- To hate or loathe immensly
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- The Union abominated slavery, and was one of the factors that caused the civil war.
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Abominable (adj)
- 1. Detestable; loathsome
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- Because of his abominable behaviour, he had few friends.
- 2. Disagreeable and unpleasant
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- She held her nose so that she couldnn't smell the abominable odor coming from the trash heap.
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Abridge (v)
To shorten in duration or extent; to diminish
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Animosity (n)
Intense ill will
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Auspicious (adj)
- Favorable, promising
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- The ausipcious weather let us go hiking in the woods.
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Beleaguer (v)
- 1. To besiege; to surround with an army
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- The small group of rebels was beleaguered by a well-trained army.
- 2. To surround with trouble; to harass
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- The sick child was beleaguered by cold symptoms.
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Confidant (n)
A person to whom secrets are told
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Constituent (n)
- 1. One of the parts that make up a whole
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- Oxygen and nitrogen are the main constituents that make up the air we breathe.
- 2.A voter represented by a particular official
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- The mayor of the town met with her constituents after her election.
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Iniquitous (adj)
Unjust; wicked
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Inure (v)
- To adjust to and accept unpleasant or undersirable conditions
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- The people who lived next to the asphalt plant soon became inured to the smells emtting from it.
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Inveigh (v)
- To complain or protest strongly
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- He inveighed against the idea of school uniforms.
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Predecessor (n)
A person or thing that has held a position or office before another
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Sabotage (n) (v)
- (n) 1. Acts that intentionally damage, hinder, or seek to discredit
- (v)2. To engage in intenionally damaging acts
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Sadistic (adj)
Taking pleasure in causing pain
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Scathing (adj)
Harshly critical
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Transpire (v)
- 1. To become apparent; to come to light
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- It transpired that the senators had known about the attack all along
- 2. To happen or occur
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- The meeting they planned never transpired.
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