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Reluctantly

• insufficiently, meagerly, or in a restricted manner

• right away and without difficulty

• somewhat unwillingly

• happening later or after something

Repudiate

• to strengthen or add support to

• to refuse to recognize as true

•  to give up

• to split into two or more branches

Ramify

• to bring criminal action against someone

• to split into two or more branches

• to produce or release

•  to examine carefully and critically

Retention

• the act of keeping something

•  a change for the better; improvement

• thinking again about a previously made choice

•  opinion

Satiated

• paying great attention to detail

• morally offensive, often causing damage to one’s reputation

• having practical intelligence or knowledge

•  satisfied

Sparingly

•  something made; not occurring naturally

• happening later or after something

•  insufficiently, meagerly, or in a restricted manner

Surmount

•  to get on top of or overcome

•  to weaken or subvert

• to move as ripples or in a wavy pattern

•  to emphasize or give additional weight to

Sinister

• very large in amount or degree

•  motionless

•  run-down, sordid, or sleazy

• ominous, evil

Susceptible

• skilled at dealing with people

•  to be vulnerable (to something)

•  very large in amount or degree

• very plain; devoid of any details or features

Reproach

• to prove to be untrue, unfounded, or incorrect

• to strengthen or add support to

•  to criticize

•  to look down on with disdain