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Abhor: Regard with disgust and hatred.Arraigning: Call or bring (someone) before a court to answer a criminal charge.

Cashiered: Discharged.Conjuration:  A magic spell or incantation.Cozening: Trick or deceive.

Credulous: Having or showing too great a readiness to believe things. ullible.Dilatory: !low to act. "ntended to cause dela#.Direful: $%tremel# bad& dreadful.

Enviable: Arousing or likel# to arouse env#.Expostulate: $%press strong disapproval or disagreement.Extenuate: 'ake (guilt or an offense) seem less serious or more forgivable.Forfend: Avert keep awa# or prevent (something evil or unpleasant).

Glutted: !uppl# or fill to e%cess.Hindrance: A thing that provides resistance dela# or obstruction to something or someone.!pedi!ent: A hindrance or obstruction in doing something.

!portune: Ask (someone) pressingl# and persistentl# for or to do something.

nfir!ity: h#sical or mental weakness.ni"uity: "mmoral or grossl# unfair behavior.

nsolent: !howing a rude or arrogant lack of respect.#ettle: A person*s abilit# to cope well with difficulties or to face a demanding situation in aspirited and resilient wa#.

$dious: $%tremel# unpleasant& repulsive.%enitent: +eeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong& repentant.%ernicious: Having a harmful effect esp. in a gradual or subtle wa#.

%o!p: Ceremon# and splendid displa#.%rate: Talk foolishl# or at tedious length about something.%rocreant: To reproduce.%rocure: ,btain (something) esp. with care or effort- ,btain (someone) as a prostitute foranother person.

%rovocation: Action or speech that provokes someone.&estitution: The restoration of something lost or stolen to its proper owner.&u!inate: Think deepl# about something.

'ated: !uppl# (someone) with as much as or more of something than is desired or can bemanaged.

(ehe!ent: !howing strong feeling& forceful passionate or intense.(enial: Denoting a sin that is not regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace.(eritable: sed as an intensifier often to /ualif# a metaphor. Truth.

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