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| Explanation of decisiveness (noun) resoluteness; act of being firm or determined; firmness Sample of decisiveness Decisiveness is one of the key qualities of a successful executive.
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| Explanation of abdicate (verb) to reject; to renounce; to abandon; to give up Sample of abdicate Due to their poor payment record, it may be necessary to abdicate our business relationship with the Durmount corporation.
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| Explanation of jettison (verb) to throw goods overboard to lighten a vehicle; to discard; to get rid of Sample of jettison To raise the balloon above the storm clouds, they had to jettison the ballast.
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| Explanation of relinquish (verb) to let go; to abandon; to surrender; to forsake Sample of relinquish House Speaker Jim Wright had to relinquish his position after an ethics investigation undermined his authority.
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| Explanation of odious (adjective) hateful; disgusting; detestable Sample of odious Having to chaperone her brother was an odious chore for the girl.
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| Explanation of hefty (adjective) heavy; powerful; weighty; big Sample of hefty The unabridged dictionary makes for a hefty book.
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| Explanation of ostracize (verb) to banish; to exclude Sample of ostracize The students tend to ostracize the children they dislike from their games.
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| Explanation of proviso (noun) clause stating a condition or stipulation; restriction Sample of proviso The governor began the conference with a proviso stating the disastrous results of the flood.
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| Explanation of renegade (noun) person who abandons something, as a religion, cause or movement; traitor Sample of renegade An attempt by Mr Cristiani to put the Sandinistas in the dock at San Jose is likely to prompt Mr Ortega to raise the human-rights record of the Salvadorean Government, especially the murder on November 16 of six Jesuit priests, probably by a renegade army unit. Benedict Arnold remains one of the most notorious renegades in American history.
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| Explanation of palliate (verb) to alleviate; to ease pain but not cure; to make appear less serious; to allay Sample of palliate The medication will help palliate the pain. The lawyer attempted to palliate the offense to the jury.
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