auguring favorable circumstances and good luck

marked by temperance in indulgence

edit by omitting or modifying parts condisted indelicate

a threadlike strand of DNA that carries genes

belonging to a period before a war

formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief

shrewdness shown by keen insight

the use of tricks to deceive someone

having or showing a ready disposition to fight

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100 Words Every High School Senior Should Know Part 1

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auspicious
auguring favorable circumstances and good luck
to be in a questionable circumstance
to be particular about an idea
calling on the Greek gods
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abstemious
a symbiotic relationship
marked by temperance in indulgence
marked by a lack of patience and kindness
the lower stem of the flower
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facetious
cleverly amusing in tone
a faucet used in a primitive sense
to face off with another person in argument
serious in manner
4
expurgate
to exclude by throwing out of the main group
to purge from the stomach or large intestines
edit by omitting or modifying parts condisted indelicate
include by adding parts considered delicate
5
belie
to be in agreement with
to be the reporter of truth
to be in contradiction with
to be in a situation where you are lied to
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abrogate
to irrigate the land
revoke formally
to break the gates open
to broach a subject with an enemy
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chromosome
to use someone's fortune for an illegal deal
the shiny part of a tire; rim
a threadlike strand of DNA that carries genes
the chromatic colors in art
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antebellum
to cower with fear
to be peaceful and fairylike
to be against the norm
belonging to a period before a war
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abjure
to casually answer the person in charge
to object to the jury of peers
to endure the consequences of an action
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
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acumen
to show an acute fondness for something
kindness shown freely
to become acquainted with an area
shrewdness shown by keen insight
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chicanery
the use of tricks to deceive someone
to be overtly honest
to be undecided
to extinguish something
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bellicose
a deep tenor voice/sound
having or showing a ready disposition to fight
sinister
a be kind and refuse to argue

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