Honors Eng III- List #1

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Auspicious - adjective

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Conducive to success; favorable

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abjure - verb

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To solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim)

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abrogate - verb

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To repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement)

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Abstemious

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Not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking

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Acumen - noun

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The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain.

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Bellicose - adjective

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Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight

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Chicanery - noun

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The use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose.

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Belie

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(of an appearance) to fail to give a true notion or impression of (something); disguise or contradict 

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bowdlerize

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To remove material that is considered improper or offensive from (a text or account), esp. with the result that it becomes weaker or less effective

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churlish

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rude in a mean-spirited and surly way