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  1. abominate       to dislike strongly; abhor                                                                          
  2. allude          to make indirect or casual reference to                                                             
  3. beguile         to deceive; to cheat; to defraud; to charm into   a state of submission                             
  4. bruit           to noise abroad; to talk about                                                                      
  5. chafe           to make sore through rubbing; to annoy or irritate                                                  
  6. connote         to suggest or imply                                                                                 
  7. decant          to pour off a liquid                                                                                
  8. despise         to regard with contempt and scorn                                                                   
  9. dominate        to exercise control over; to govern                                                                 
  10. entice          to lure; to attract with the promise of illict    gains                                             
  11. extricate       to free from entanglement or hindrance                                                              
  12. gambol          to leap about in play; to frolic                                                                    
  13. hurtle          to collide or clash; to hurl or throw                                                               
  14. inhere          to be a permanent or central part of                                                                
  15. juxtapose       to place together; to place side by side, espe-   cially in order to make comparison                
  16. maximize        to increase to the greatest possible extent                                                         
  17. negate          to render ineffective; to nullify; to rule out; tocontradict                                        
  18. prevaricate     to speak or act in a deceptive manner; lie                                                          
  19. subjugate       to force to submit to rule; to bring into servi-  tude                                              
  20. vie             to strive for superiority; to compete                                                               
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