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1
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Acquiesce

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To give in; to agree

2
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Alleviate

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To lessen or relive discomfort or a bad situation, even if only temporarily

3
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Amass

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To accumulate

4
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Ameliorate

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To make better or more tolerable

5
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Appease

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To soothe; to pacify by giving in

6
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Assuage

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To soothe or comfort; to lessen the pain of

7
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Atrophy

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To waste away from lack of use

8
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Augment

A

To add or to increase

9
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Authoritarian

A

In the same manner as an absolute ruler or dictator

10
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Belittle

A

To insult or degrade

11
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Censor

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To limit communication to prevent the loss of secret information

12
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Censure

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To condemn severely for inappropriate or rule-breaking behavior

13
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Coalesce

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To come together as one; to unite

14
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Condescend

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To patronize; to stoop to someone else’s level in an offensive way

15
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Condone

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To approve of or allow to happen

16
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Denounce

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To speak out against or condemn

17
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Deride

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To ridicule or laugh at contemptuously

18
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Desecrate

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To profane a holy place

19
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Deter

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To prevent or stop someone from doing something

20
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Digress

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To veer off the main topic

21
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Discriminate

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To differentiate or make a distinction based on some quality; in recent times, usually has the connotation of unfair racial, ethnic, or gender bias

22
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Disparage

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To belittle or say uncomplimentary things about in an indirect way

23
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Divert

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To change the course or direction of

24
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Drone

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To talk on and on in a dull way