Studied by 3 peopleabjure
to renounce, repudiate under oath; to avoid, shun
deride
to laugh at mockingly, scorn
credulity
readiness to beleive
cursory
brief to the point of being superficial
calumny
an attempt to spoil someone else’s reputation by spreading lies
boon
a gift or blessing
acrimony
bitterness, discord
aspersion
a curse, an expression of ill-will or slander
alacrity
eagerness, speed
acumen
keen insight
antipathy
a strong dislike, repugnance
dither
to be indisicive
diffedent
shy quiet modest
eschew
to shun, avoid
dissemble
to conceal fake
ephemeral
short lived, fleeting
enervate
to weaken, exhaust
assiduous
persistent, hard-working, diligent
cogent
intellectually convincing
evince
to show, reveal
acerbic
biting, bitter in tone or taste
approbation
praise
cajole
to urge, coax
egregious
extremely bad
capricious
subject to whim, fickle
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