vocab 12

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  1. abjure
    to renounce, repudiate under owth: to avoid shun
  2. acrid
    harsh in taste or odor: sharp in manner or temper
  3. august
    majestic, inspiring admiration and respect
  4. callous
    emotionally hardened, unfeeling
  5. clandestine
    secret, concealed: underhand
  6. compunction
    remorse, regret
  7. conflagration
    a large destructive fire
  8. elated
    in high spirits, jubilant; extreemly pleased
  9. indelible
    not able to be erased or removed; memorable
  10. indulgent
    yielding to the wishes or demands of others
  11. inveterate
    firmly established, longstanding; habitual
  12. irrelevant
    not to the point, not acceptable or pertinant
  13. nocturnal
    of or occuring in the night
  14. platitude
    a common place, stale, or trite remark
  15. quell
    to subdue, put down forcibly
  16. quiscent
    inactive, at rest
  17. ruminate
    to meditate, think about in length; to chew the cud
  18. tacit
    unspoken, silent; implied inferred
  19. tangible
    capable of being touched; real, concrete
  20. trenchant
    incisive, keen; forceful, effective; cutting, caustic; distinct, clear-cut

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