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1
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Expunge

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V
To remove something completely
The criminal changes were expunged from his record

2
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Approbation

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N
To praise or approve
The company has been received the approbation of its former critics

3
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Iniquity

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N

The quality of being evil or unfair

4
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Precocious

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Adj
Behaving or having the qualities of an adult at an usually early age
She was precocious child who could read before went to school

5
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Pejorative

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Adj
Insulting to someone or something
A word with pejorative connotations

6
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Licentious

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Adj
Sexually immoral or offensive
We can’t allowed the licentious behaviors

7
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Verdant

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Adj
Green with growing plants
The fields were verdant

8
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Penurious

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Adj
Very poor
The Penurious school system had to lay off several teachers

9
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Transmute

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V
To completely change the form appearance or nature of someone or something
Her act transmutes trash into a thing of beauty

10
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Modicum

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n
A small amount
The group had a modicum of success in early 1990s

11
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Nascent

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Adj
Beginning to exist
Nascent democratic governments

12
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Sagacity

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n
Having or showing an ability to understand difficult ideas
The old man was respected for his sagacity

13
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Impervious

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Adj
Not allowing something to enter or pass through the
A substance impervious to light

14
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Stupefy

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V
To shock or surprise someone very much
I was stupefied by their decision

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Stolid

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Adj
Showing little or no emotion
She remembered stolid during the trial

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Desecrated

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V
To damage( a holy place or object)
The vandals were accused of desecrating graves

17
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Usurp

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V
To take or keep (something such as power)in a forceful way or violent way and especially without the right to do so
Some people have accused city council members of trying to usurp the mayor’s power

18
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Obsequious

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Too eager to help or obey someone important

She’s constantly followed by obsequious assistants who will do anything she tells them to

19
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Morass

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n
An area of soft wet ground
The jungle is full of morass muck

20
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Evince

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V
To show something clearly
She evinced an interest in art at an early age