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ab • hor • rence n., loathing. On the playground, the elementary school boys and girls eyed each other with abhorrence.

drudge n., person who does tedious work. The assembly-line work made her feel like a drudge.

dis • po • si • tion n., tendency, habit. I hope you don’t have a disposition for tardiness because this job requires promptness.

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in • so • lence n., disrespect, contempt. The teacher reprimanded the rowdy student’s insolence.

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com • pul • sion n., coercion, driving force. Fear of being caught, rather than a genuine sense of remorse, was the thief’s main compulsion for turning himself in.

per • pet • u • al adj., lasting forever. The swinging pendulum demonstrates the theory of perpetual motion.

en • tail vt., require. In the job interview, the supervisor explained that the job entailed organizational skills.

stip • u • late vi., specify conditions of an agreement. Does the lease stipulate when rent should be paid?

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a • vail vi.,vt., be of use, help. I hope the volunteer corps can avail the overworked hospital staff.

re • dress n., compensation for wrong done. As a form of redress, the truck driver planted a new tree to replace the one he had accidentally toppled.

la • ment vt., regret. In the confessional, many repentant churchgoers lamented their wrongful actions.