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Abjure
To recant solemnly; renounce or repudiate:
"For nearly 21 years after his resignation as Prime Minister in 1963, he abjured all titles"
Austere (adj)
Severe or stern in disposition or appearance; Strict or severe in discipline:
"The austere figure of a Puritan minister.
Catigate (verb)
To punish or rebuke severely. " If you don't castigate him when he actually makes the mistake, he will get away with it every time and never improve himself."
Cavalier (noun, adjective)
noun.
soldier; a knight.
adj.
1. Showing arrogant disregard; " a cavalier attitude toward the suffering of others."
Compatriot (noun)
A person from one's own country.
"It was on this mission that he met and helped his compatriot"
defunct (adj)
No longer in existence or use;extinct
"a defunct political organization"
Elegy (noun)
a. A poem or song composed especially as a lament for a deceased person.
Music: A composition that is melancholy
An elegy on his death was published by Alan
Erudite (adj)
Having or showing great knowledge or learning
"The erudite student graduated at the top of her class."
Glower(noun)
v.To look or stare angrily or frown.
n.An angry or sullen look or stare
"Ryan shifted his attention to glower down at his mate"
Guile (noun)
smart but sometimes dishonest behavior that you use to deceive someone:
"He is a simple man, totally lacking in guile".
imperturbable (adj)
always staying calm and controlled, even in difficult situations that would cause other people to worry.\"He was imperturbable in a crisis."
Indefatigable (adj)
Having or showing a capacity for persistent effort; not tiring.
"He had courage, a vivid sense of duty, and an indefatigable love of work"
Lethargic (adj)
Of, causing, or characterized by lethargy.
"Lana awoke lethargic and in pain."
Luxuriant (adj)
Characterized by rich or profuse growth,
"a luxuriant garden; luxuriant hair"
malediction (noun)
words that are intended to bring bad luck to someone or that express the hope that someone will have bad luck:
"He left, muttering maledictions against them."
malefactor (noun)
a person who does bad or illegal things.
"She must have been a terrible malefactor indeed if her crimes are in proportion to her penalty."
