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1. Proscribe Forbid; esp by law
"gambling was proscribed"
2. instill (v.) 1. to gradually and firmly establish/ to introduce (idea or attitude) in a person's
mind
2. to put a substance into something in the form of liquid drops
3. impart (v.) to make (information) known; communicate; bestow (a quality)
4. remedial supplying a remedy; intended to correct
therapeutic
5. jarring making or causing a harsh and irritating sound
6. ominous Menacing; threatening; portentous
7. portentous adj. ominous
8. compensatory making up for; repaying; corrective
9. abstain to choose not to do something; to forgo
10. cavity hole
11. febrile (adj.) feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic
12. to void urinate, release urine from the bladder voluntarily
13. afebrile adj. no fever
14. exemplary (adj.) worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model
15. Exiguous adj. very small in size or amount; inadequate
"My bank account is exiguous because I like to shop"
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16. occluded closed or obstructed
17. Untenable adj
1. not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection(especially
of a position or view); unjustified
"these untenable explanations are not helping your case"
18. Clement adj
1.(of weather) mild.
"it is a very clement day"
2.(of a person or a person's actions) merciful
"A clement judge reduced his sentence"
19. Abdicate verb. (of a monarch) renounce one's throne; to give up or leave
"King Edward VIII of England abdicated the throne in 1936."
20. Adversity noun. difficulty; misfortune
"It is such an adversity to buy clothes and see them go on sale the next day"
21. Assiduous adj. showing great care and perseverance; diligent; meticulous
"I am only assiduous when it comes to having fun"
22. Benevolent adj.
1. well meaning and kindly; showing sympathy, understanding, and generosity
2. serving a charitable rather than a profit-making purpose
"A benevolent fund"
23. Brazen adj.
1. bold and without shame; unrestrained by normal standards.
"he went about his illegal business with a brazen assurance"
2. made of brass
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verb
1. to endure embarrassing or difficult situation by behaving with apparent confi-
dence and lack of shame
24. Brusque adj.
1. abrupt or offhand in speech or manner; attitude of shortness or rudeness;
gruff
"she could be brusque and inpatient"
25. Circuitous adj.
1. longer than the most direct way; lengthy due to being indirect or roundabout
"the canal followed a circuitous route"
26. Collateral noun
1. something pledgd as security or repayment of loan, to be forfeited in the event
of a defult.
2. a person having the same descent in a family as another family but different
line.
adj.
1. additional but subordinate; secondary. a subordinate or accessory part.
"collateral meanings of word"
2. descended from the same stock but different line
"collateral descendant of Bush"
3. situated side by side; parallel. adjoining or accompanying
"collateral veins"
27. deleterious
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adj. causing harm or damage
"divorce is assumed to have deleterious effects on children"
28. digression noun.
temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing. a deviation or
detour from the central topic or focus
"let's return to the main topic after that brief digression"
29. disdain noun. the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration
or respect; contempt.
"Her upper lip curled in disdain"
verb. consider to be unworthy of one's consideration.
"gamblers disdain four-horse races"
30. enervating adj.
causing one to feel drained or energy or vitality; causing debilitation or weakness
"the enervating humidity of the coast"
31. ephemeral adj. lasting only for a short period of time
noun. ephemeral plant
"fashions are ephemeral"
32. extenuating adj. serving to lessen the seriousness of an offense (of a factor or situation)
"there were extenuating circumstances that caused me to say the things I did"
verb. 1. to cause an offense to seem less serious. "I cannot extenuate you because
you lied to me"
2. to make (someone) thin. "his whole frame was extenuated by hunger and
fatigue"
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1. Proscribe Forbid; esp by law
"gambling was proscribed"
2. instill (v.) 1. to gradually and firmly establish/ to introduce (idea or attitude) in a person's
mind
2. to put a substance into something in the form of liquid drops
3. impart (v.) to make (information) known; communicate; bestow (a quality)
4. remedial supplying a remedy; intended to correct
therapeutic
5. jarring making or causing a harsh and irritating sound
6. ominous Menacing; threatening; portentous
7. portentous adj. ominous
8. compensatory making up for; repaying; corrective
9. abstain to choose not to do something; to forgo
10. cavity hole
11. febrile (adj.) feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic
12. to void urinate, release urine from the bladder voluntarily
13. afebrile adj. no fever
14. exemplary (adj.) worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model
15. Exiguous adj. very small in size or amount; inadequate
"My bank account is exiguous because I like to shop"
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16. occluded closed or obstructed
17. Untenable adj
1. not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection(especially
of a position or view); unjustified
"these untenable explanations are not helping your case"
18. Clement adj
1.(of weather) mild.
"it is a very clement day"
2.(of a person or a person's actions) merciful
"A clement judge reduced his sentence"
19. Abdicate verb. (of a monarch) renounce one's throne; to give up or leave
"King Edward VIII of England abdicated the throne in 1936."
20. Adversity noun. difficulty; misfortune
"It is such an adversity to buy clothes and see them go on sale the next day"
21. Assiduous adj. showing great care and perseverance; diligent; meticulous
"I am only assiduous when it comes to having fun"
22. Benevolent adj.
1. well meaning and kindly; showing sympathy, understanding, and generosity
2. serving a charitable rather than a profit-making purpose
"A benevolent fund"
23. Brazen adj.
1. bold and without shame; unrestrained by normal standards.
"he went about his illegal business with a brazen assurance"
2. made of brass
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verb
1. to endure embarrassing or difficult situation by behaving with apparent confi-
dence and lack of shame
24. Brusque adj.
1. abrupt or offhand in speech or manner; attitude of shortness or rudeness;
gruff
"she could be brusque and inpatient"
25. Circuitous adj.
1. longer than the most direct way; lengthy due to being indirect or roundabout
"the canal followed a circuitous route"
26. Collateral noun
1. something pledgd as security or repayment of loan, to be forfeited in the event
of a defult.
2. a person having the same descent in a family as another family but different
line.
adj.
1. additional but subordinate; secondary. a subordinate or accessory part.
"collateral meanings of word"
2. descended from the same stock but different line
"collateral descendant of Bush"
3. situated side by side; parallel. adjoining or accompanying
"collateral veins"
27. deleterious
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adj. causing harm or damage
"divorce is assumed to have deleterious effects on children"
28. digression noun.
temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing. a deviation or
detour from the central topic or focus
"let's return to the main topic after that brief digression"
29. disdain noun. the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration
or respect; contempt.
"Her upper lip curled in disdain"
verb. consider to be unworthy of one's consideration.
"gamblers disdain four-horse races"
30. enervating adj.
causing one to feel drained or energy or vitality; causing debilitation or weakness
"the enervating humidity of the coast"
31. ephemeral adj. lasting only for a short period of time
noun. ephemeral plant
"fashions are ephemeral"
32. extenuating adj. serving to lessen the seriousness of an offense (of a factor or situation)
"there were extenuating circumstances that caused me to say the things I did"
verb. 1. to cause an offense to seem less serious. "I cannot extenuate you because
you lied to me"
2. to make (someone) thin. "his whole frame was extenuated by hunger and
fatigue"
33. fortitude
