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the cruciblee
Question | Answer |
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abrogate | to abolish, to do away with |
abyss | bottomless hole, a vast expanse or depth |
adamant | inflexible, immovable, obstinate |
ameliorate | to make better, to relieve, to improve |
augury | A sign of what will happen in the future, an omen |
autocrat | a person with unlimited influence and authority |
baseness | the quality of lacking higher values |
begrudge | to give reluctantly, to envy a possession or one's enjoyment |
beguile | to deceive, to mislead, to persuade with charm |
bemuse | to confuse or to bewilder |
blasphemous | Sacrilegious against God or sacred things; profane |
calamity | a serious event causing distress or misfortune |
conciliate | to reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship |
confound | to cause one to become confused |
contempt | scorn, extreme dislike or disdain |
contentious | quarrelsome, stirring controversy |
corroboration | confirmation |
credulous | believing on slight evidence, gullible |
defamation | act of harming or ruining another's reputation |
deference | courteous going along with the opinions or wishes of another |