100 all american should know

carlos Z.
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  1. abjure
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  2. abrogate
    revoke formally
  3. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  4. acumen
    shrewdness shown by keen insight
  5. antebellum
    belonging to a period before a war
  6. auspicious
    indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
  7. belie
    be in contradiction with
  8. bellicose
    having or showing a ready disposition to fight
  9. bowdlerize
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
  10. ruse
    a deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
  11. maverick
    someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
  12. disdainful
    having or showing arrogant superiority
Created on Sun Jul 24 00:03:05 EDT 2011

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