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Accolade
Abstemious
Absolution
Abasement

Word list 1

tribute;
self
forgiveness;
humiliation;
denying;
honor;
degradation
pardon;
refraining
praise release
from indulging

Billowing
Bolster
Blithe
Blatant
Group 1

support; prop
free-spirited;
obvious
swelling;
fluttering;
carefree
up waving

Cower
Cryptic
Crepuscular
Creditable
Abhor

recoil in
puzzling;
active
praiseworthy
atfear
dawn
enigmatic
or and
servility;
dusk shrink away from
hate

Enhance
Ephemeral
Enunciation
Ensconce
Bigot

improve;
short-lived
clear
establish
pronunciation;
make
firmly better
in a position
accent;
or clearer
articulation
narrow-minded, prejudiced person

Harangue
Hedonist
Headstrong
Hasten
Counterfeit

noisy,
a
stubborn;
hurry;
pleasure
attacking
accelerate;
willful
seeker
speech
rush
fake; false

Labyrinth
Lamentation
Lackluster
Laceration
Enfranchise

expression
a
cut
maze
of regret or sorrow
dull;
give monotonous
voting rights ; bland

Nullify
Obliterate
Objective
Obdurate
Hamper

to
destroy;
stubborn
counter;
demolish;
make
unimportant
eradicate
unbiased

;not subjective
hinder; obstruct

Plaintiff
Plummet
Pliable
Plausible
Kindle

petitioner
fall
flexible;
can
suddenly
be believed;
not
(instubborn
court
and reasonable
steeply
of law)
to start a fire

Replete
Resolution
Rescind
Reprieve
Noxious

full
determination
a
respite;
postponement
a sentence
retract

; ofrepeal
harmful; poisonous; lethal

Tangible
Tentative
Temper
Tawdry
Placid

canlittle
not
to
of
moderate;
certain
be value;
touched
soften
gaudy
calm; peaceful

Remuneration
Group 4
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payment for work done

Talisman
Acquiesce
Abstruse
Abstain
Abrogate

lucky charm
to agreego
difficult
desist;
cancel;
to
deny;
to;
understand;
without;
give
repeal
in withdraw
to obscure

Blasphemy
Bombast
Blighted
Blunderbuss
Group 2

1.
ancient
weapon
(type
of gun);sentiments
2. a
arrogant,
damaged;
speech
which
pompous
destroyed;
offends
language
ruined
religious
clumsy person

Credible
Curtail
Credulous
Cringe
Abrasive
Enigma
Epicure
Enshroud
Envenom
Bilk
Harbingers
Heed
Haughtiness
Hedonism
Covert
Labyrinthine
Lampoon
Lachrymose
Laconic
Engender
Nuzzle
Oblivious
Obfuscate
Oblique
Hangar
Plaudit
Podium
Plethora
Plumage
Knotty
Reprehensible
Resonant
Repudiate
Resignation
Nuance
Tardy
Tenuous
Tedium
Tenacious
Plagiarism

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cut shortready to believe anything

gullible;
believable


recoil
; flinch;
shy away
Rough;
coarse;
harsh

someone
cover
puzzle;
mystery
who appreciates
food and drink

to
cause
bitterness
and badgood
feeling
cheat;
defraud

listen
arrogance;
indicators;
to
bringers
pride
of
warnings
self
indulgence;
pleasure-seeking

hidden;
undercover

tearful;
complicated;
sad
highly
convoluted

using
words;

ridicule;
spoof
brief;
to the point


causefew

totally
deliberately
cuddle;
unaware
snuggle
make something difficult to understand
indirect;
slanting

storage area (like garage) for a plane

raised
an
statement
excess
platform
giving
praise
feathers
a bird strong
complex;ofdifficult
to solve

,
echoing
shun;
shameful;
eschew,
very
reject,
bad
refuse

acceptance
of fatea fine shade of meaning

something subtle;


flimsy;
boredom
slow;
late;
notresolute;
overdue;
solid
delayedfirm to a purpose
stubborn;
holding

taking credit
for someone
else's writing or ideas

Renown

fame

Tangent

going off the main subject

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