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abstain
desist; go without; withdraw
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blighted
damaged; destroyed; ruined
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credulous
gullible; ready to believe anything
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enshroud
cover
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haughtiness
arrogance; pride
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lachrymose
tearful; sad
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obfuscate
deliberately make something difficult to understand
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plethora
an excess
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repudiate
shun; eschew
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tedium
boredom