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Words
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Meanings
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| "under the wire" | just in time |
| accommodate | to make fit, adjust to |
| expatriate | an exile |
| foment | stir up, instigate |
| charlatan | fraud, pretender |
| "on the bandwagon" | joining with the majority |
| invective | insulting, abusive speech |
| inhibition | restraint |
| bona fide | genuine |
| gaunt | haggard, thin |
| slovenly | disorderly, carelessly |
| indigent | poverty-stricken |
| reputed | believed, thought, supposed |
| abrogate | repeal by law |
| enunciate | to utter, proclaim |
| nurture | nourish |
| lucrative | profitable |
| exultation | triumphant joy |
| culminate | reach the highest point |
| taut | on edge, keyed up, tense |