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abhor - CORRECT ANSWER-verb
1.regard with disgust and hatred
abrupt - CORRECT ANSWER-adjective
1.sudden and unexpected
abstemious - CORRECT ANSWER-adjective
1.not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking
acquisition - CORRECT ANSWER-noun
1.an asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum
adage - CORRECT ANSWER-noun
1.a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth
adjacent - CORRECT ANSWER-adjective
1.next to or adjoining something else
admonish - CORRECT ANSWER-verb
1.warn or reprimand someone firmly
agile - CORRECT ANSWER-adjective
1.able to move quickly and easily
attrition - CORRECT ANSWER-noun
1.the action or process of gradually reducing the strength or effectiveness of someone or something through sustained attack or pressure
boast - CORRECT ANSWER-verb
1.talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities
brawn - CORRECT ANSWER-noun
1.physical strength in contrast to intelligence
broad - CORRECT ANSWER-adjective
1.having an ample distance from side to side; wide
cede - CORRECT ANSWER-verb
1.give up (power or territory)
chronicle - CORRECT ANSWER-noun
1.a factual written account of important or historical events in the order of their occurrence
clutter - CORRECT ANSWER-verb
1.crowd (something) untidily; fill with clutter
communique - CORRECT ANSWER-noun
1.an official announcement or statement, especially one made to the media
commuted - CORRECT ANSWER-verb
1.travel some distance between one's home and place of work on a regular basis
concur - CORRECT ANSWER-verb
1.be of the same opinion; agree
construe - CORRECT ANSWER-verb
1.interpret (a word or action) in a particular way
contentious - CORRECT ANSWER-adjective
1.causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial
coroner - CORRECT ANSWER-noun
1.an official who investigates violent, sudden, or suspicious deaths
deciphered - CORRECT ANSWER-verb
1.convert (a text written in code, or a coded signal) into normal language
decorum - CORRECT ANSWER-noun
1.dignified propriety of behavior
decry - CORRECT ANSWER-verb
1.too depreciate
demoralized - CORRECT ANSWER-adjective
1.having lost confidence or hope; disheartened
depleted - CORRECT ANSWER-verb
1.use up the supply or resources of
destitution - CORRECT ANSWER-noun