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abridge
- (v) to make shorter
- Syn: shorten, condense, abbreviate
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adherent
- (n) a follower, supporter; (adj) attached, sticking to
- Syn: disciple
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altercation
- (n) an angry argument
- Syn: quarrel, dispute, squabble
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cherubic
- (adj) resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent
- Syn: angelic, seraphic, beatific
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condone
- (v) to pardon or overlook
- Syn: ignore, wink at, turn a blind eye to
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dissent
- (v) to disagree; (n) disagreement
- Syn: (v) differ, dispute
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eminent
- (adj) famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting
- Syn: illustrious, renowned
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exorcise
- (v) to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive
- Syn: expel, dispel
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fabricate
- (v) to make, manufacture; to make up, invent
- Syn: put together, devise, cntrive, concoct
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irate
- (adj) angry
- Syn: incensed, infuriated, enraged, vivid
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marauder
- (n) raider, plunderer
- Syn: looter, pirate, freebooter
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obesity
- (n) excessive fatness
- Syn: serious overweight, extreme corpulence
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pauper
- (n) an extremely poor person
- Syn: destitute person
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pilfer
- (v) to steal in small quantities
- Syn: filch, rob, swipe, purloin
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rift
- (n) a split, break, breach
- Syn: crack, fissure, gap, cleft
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semblance
- (n) likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition
- Syn: apperance, air aura, veneer, facade
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surmount
- (v) to overcome, rise above
- Syn: conquer, triumph over
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terminate
- (v) to bring to an end
- Syn: conclude, finish, discontinue
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trite
- (adj) commonplace; overused, stale
- Syn: banal, hackneyed, corny
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usurp
- (v) to seize and hold a position by force or without right
- Syn: seize illegally, commandeer, supplant
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