Vocabulary Practice Week of 3.17

solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim)

• abjure

• abrogate

• abstemious

• acumen

• antebellum

repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement)

• abjure

• abrogate

• abstemious

• acumen

• antebellum

not self-indulgent, esp. when eating and drinking

• abjure

• abrogate

• abstemious

• acumen

• antebellum

the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain

• abjure

• abrogate

• abstemious

• acumen

• antebellum

occurring or existing before a particular war, esp. the American Civil War:

• abjure

• abrogate

• abstemious

• acumen

• antebellum

1. conducive to success; favorable

2. giving or being a sign of future success

3. archaic characterized by success; prosperous

• auspicious

• belie

• bellicose

• bowdlerize

• Chicanery

1.  (of an appearance) fail to give a true notion or impression of (something); disguise or contradict

2. fail to fulfill or justify (a claim or expectation); betray

• auspicious

• belie

• bellicose

• bowdlerize

• Chicanery

demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight

• auspicious

• belie

• bellicose

• bowdlerize

• Chicanery

remove material that is considered improper or offensive from (a text or account), esp. with the result that it becomes weaker or less effective :

• auspicious

• belie

• bellicose

• bowdlerize

• Chicanery

the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose : an underhanded person who schemes corruption and political chicanery behind closed doors.

• auspicious

• belie

• bellicose

• bowdlerize

• Chicanery