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v. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

v. revoke formally, repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement)

a. sparing in consumption of especially food and drink, marked by temperance in indulgence

n. shrewdness shown by keen insight, a tapering point

a. belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War

a. auguring favorable circumstances and good luck

v. represent falsely, be in contradiction with

a. having or showing a ready disposition to fight

v. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

n. the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

n. a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order

a. having a bad disposition, rude in a mean-spirited and surly way

n. a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things, an indirect way of expressing something

v. travel around either by plane or ship, go around or avoid (an obstacle)

a. shedding foliage at the end of the growing season, being shed at the end of a period of growth

a. harmful to living things, causing harm or damage

a. showing modest reserve, lacking self-confidence

v. weaken mentally or morally, disturb the composure of

v. grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude, grant voting rights

n. a divine manifestation, twelve days after Christmas