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abjure
(en)
(verb) to renounce upon oath / (verb) to reject solemnly / (verb) to abstain from; avoid
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We can abjure the complicity demanded of us
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We can abjure the complicity demanded of us
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etiolated
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(of a plant) pale and drawn out due to a lack of light; having lost vigour or substance; feeble
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Tsipras's etiolated 'triumph'
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Tsipras's etiolated 'triumph'
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dross
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(noun) the scum that forms on the surface of molten metal / (noun) waste or foreign matter; impurity / (noun) something that is base, trivial, or inferior
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According to scientific chauvinism, astrology is the dross left over by the slow transformation of superstition into astrophysics
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According to scientific chauvinism, astrology is the dross left over by the slow transformation of superstition into astrophysics
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lachrymose
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(adjective) given to tears or weeping; tearful / (adjective) tending to cause tears; mournful
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Jewish history as told today is lachrymose, a long series of defeats and disasters
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Jewish history as told today is lachrymose, a long series of defeats and disasters
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