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Abandon - ANSWER Desert or leave someone/something
Antipathy - ANSWER Hatred
Cascade - ANSWER To fall heavily
Dawdle - ANSWER Linger or waste time
Dubious - ANSWER Hesitating or doubting
Flourish - ANSWER To grow well or thrive
Illustrate - ANSWER Explain or to decorate
Liberate - ANSWER To set something free
,Optimistic - ANSWER Hopeful
Recalcitrant - ANSWER Uncooperative
Robust - ANSWER Strong and healthy
Taper - ANSWER Narrow or thin
Abbreviation - ANSWER The shortened form of a word
Anxious - ANSWER Worried or nervous
Cater - ANSWER To provide for
Debate - ANSWER To discuss something (verb) or a discussion (noun)
Duration - ANSWER How long something will take
Fluctuate - ANSWER An irregular rise and fall in a number or amount
Immaculate - ANSWER Very clean or spotless
Limber - ANSWER To warm up
Opulent - ANSWER Very rich, luxurious or lavish
Reckless - ANSWER Doing something carelessly or without thinking
Rouse - ANSWER To stir up or excite someone
,Task - ANSWER A piece of work to be done
Abdicate - ANSWER To renounce someone's throne
Apprehension - ANSWER Anxiety or fear that something bad will happen
Cautious - ANSWER Careful
Debt - ANSWER Money that is owe or due
Eager - ANSWER wanting to do something very much
Foolhardy - ANSWER recklessly bold or rash
Impasse - ANSWER a situation in which no progress is possible
Linger - ANSWER wait around
Ostentatious - ANSWER trying to impress or attract attention
Refute - ANSWER disprove or prove wrong
Routine - ANSWER procedure
Taunt - ANSWER a remark made in order to anger, wound, or provoke someone
Abhor - ANSWER hate
, Approximate - ANSWER estimate or guess
Censor - ANSWER to cut out unacceptable parts of something
Deceive - ANSWER to trick someone
Economize - ANSWER to save money
Foreseen - ANSWER to predict
Imply - ANSWER insinutate
Lofty - ANSWER tall/high
Overbearing - ANSWER dominating
Reject - ANSWER to turn down or refuse something
Rue - ANSWER regret
Tenacious - ANSWER to keep a firm hold on something
Abrupt - ANSWER a sudden action
Arbitrary - ANSWER random
Chagrin - ANSWER distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated
Decline - ANSWER a decrease in something
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