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formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
abjure
lacking or deprived of something
bereft
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
cajole
a cruel and oppressive dictator
despot
the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief
abnegation
flattery intended to persuade
blandishment
emotionally hardened
callous
instructive, especially excessively
didactic
run away, often taking something or somebody along
abscond
cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
bilk
a false accusation of an offense
calumny
a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
dirge
yield to another's wish or opinion
accede
ostentatiously lofty in style
bombastic
the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
camaraderie
cause to lose one's composure
discomfit
describe roughly or give the main points or summary of
adumbrate
influence by slyness
beguile
surrender under agreed conditions
capitulate
showing a brooding ill humor
dour