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opprobrium
infamy;vilification
onus
burden; responsibility
The emperor was spared the onus of signing the surrender papers.
onerous
burdensome
She asked for an assistant because her work load was too burdensome.
odious
hateful; vile
They had the odious habit of popping their zits in public.
obstreperous
boisterous; noisy
An obstreperous horde of drunken policemen crashed into the potted plants.
hegemony
dominance, esp of one nation over others.
As one Eastern European nation after another declared its independence, commentators marveled at the sudden breakdown of the monolithic Soviet hegemony.
heckler
person who verbally harasses others.
The heckler kept on interrupting the speaker with rude remarks.
harry
harass; annoy; torment; raid.
The guerrilla band harried the enemy nightly.
harbinger
forerunner.
The crocus is an early harbinger of spring.
hallowed
blessed; consecrated.
They wanted their daughter to be buried in hallowed ground.
halcyon
calm; peaceful.
In those halcyon days, people were not worried about sneak attacks and bombings.
guile
deceit;duplicity;willingness; cunning
He is naive, simple and guileless; he cannot be guilty of fraud.
grueling
exhausting.
The marathon is a grueling race.
grovel
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate.
Even though we have been defeated, we do not have to grovel before our conquerors.
alliteration
repetition of beginning sound in poetry
"The furrow followed free" is an example of alliteration.
adjutant
staff officer assisting the commander
adjuration
solemn urging.
Her adjuration to tell the truth did not change the witnesses' testimony.
actuate
motivate.
I fail to understand what actuated you reply to this letter so nastily
acrimonious
bitter in words or manner
The candidate attacked his opponent in highly acrimonious manner.
abrogate
abolish
The king intended to abrogate the decree issued by his predecessor.
abnegation
renunciation; self-sacrifice
Their act of abnegation was necessary to save the kingdom
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