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Abrogate
- tr. v.
- To abolish or annul by authority
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Acquisition
- n.
- The process of gaining possession
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Inquisitive
- adj.
- Eager to learn; curious
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Perquisite
- n.
- A payment received in addition to a regular wage
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Presage
- tr. v.
- To indicate or warn of in advance
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Quest
- n.
- The act or instance of seeking or pursuing something
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Sagacity
- n.
- Keenness of perception; wisdom
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Surrogate
- n.
- Something that takes the place of another
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Abeyance
- n.
- The condition of being temporarily set aside
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Circuitous
- adj.
- Being or taking a roundabout course
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Circumvent
- tr. v.
- To avoid by or as if passing around
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Elude
- tr. v.
- To escape from, as if by cunning or daring
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Eschew
- tr. v.
- To avoid habitually; shun
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Evasion
- n.
- The act of escaping or avoiding by cleverness
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Malinger
- intr. v.
- To pretend to be ill to avoid work
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Oblique
- adj.
- Indirect; not straightforward
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Shirk
- tr. v.
- To neglect, put off, or avoid discharging (a duty)
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Banal
- adj.
- Lacking freshness or originallity; trite
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Emulate
- tr. v.
- To strive to equal or excel
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Mimicry
- n.
- The close imitation of the speech of another
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Platitude
- n.
- A trite remark or statement
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Prototype
- n.
- An original type or form that serves as a model
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Recapitulate
- tr. v.
- To repeat in concise form
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Redundant
- adj.
- Exceeding what is necessary or natural
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Rendition
- n.
- An interpretation of a musical score
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Sham
- n.
- Something false or empty that is supposed to be genuine
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