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Abjure

Abjure . Ken Lay will abjure his involvement with the Enron scandal. Acrid . I need something sweet to counteract this acrid taste in my mouth. . August . Leo’s are said to be very august . Callous . Only a callous person would not be saddened at the end of My Dog Skip .

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Abjure

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  1. Abjure • Ken Lay will abjure his involvement with the Enron scandal.

  2. Acrid • I need something sweet to counteract this acrid taste in my mouth.

  3. August • Leo’s are said to be very august.

  4. Callous • Only a callous person would not be saddened at the end of My Dog Skip.

  5. Clandestine • The president has a clandestine place to go in case of attack.

  6. Compunction • The student insulted the teacher without compunction.

  7. Conflagration • There are two major conflagrations in the forests outside of San Diego and L.A.

  8. Elated • The students were elated when they all received A’s on the test.

  9. Indelible • In order to be sure it was binding, I wrote the contract in indelible ink.

  10. Indulgent • Many parents are too indulgent, and their children are spoiled brats.

  11. Inveterate • Receiving a detention for being tardy is an inveterate policy.

  12. Irrelevant • Students who make irrelevant comments annoy the teacher.

  13. Nocturnal • The owl is a nocturnal animal.

  14. Platitude • My father always uses the platitude “Money doesn’t grow on trees.”

  15. Quell • The teachers must quell the riot in the hallway.

  16. Quiescent • There are several quiescent volcanoes in Hawaii.

  17. Ruminate • Students spent many hours ruminating about who to take to winter formal.

  18. Tacit • There is a tacit agreement among friends not to divulge private thoughts to others.

  19. Tangible • An orange is tangible. Its scent is not.

  20. Trenchant • He made a trenchant argument against the new rule.

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