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Words
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Meanings
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| deleterious | harmful, bad |
| incipient | jsut starting |
| malign | slander, abuse |
| salient | outstanding |
| repudiate | disown, refuse to accept |
| myriad | countless number |
| surfeit | superabundance, excess |
| "brass tacks" | the real problem or situation |
| profuse | abundant, overflowing |
| abortive | fruitless, failing |
| entreaty | plea, appeal |
| impunity | exemption |
| "to pull one's own weight" | to do a fair share of the work |
| mandate | authoritative command |
| ardent | eager, passionate |
| "the die is cast" | an unchangeable decision has been made |
| irascible | irritable |
| decade | ten years |
| inviolable | completely protected |
| incisive | keen, acute |