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1 rescind vt (GOV) (LAW)
to officially end a law, or change a decision or agreement

2 resolution

3 reticent adj
unwilling to talk about what you feel or what you know [= reserved]
reticent about
She's strangely reticent about her son.
reticence noun [uncountable]

4 reverent adj
showing a lot of respect and admiration [≠ irreverent]:
a hushed reverent voice
reverently adverb

5 sage adj
literary : very wise, especially as a result of a lot of experience:
sage advice
sagely adverb

6 salubrious adj
a salubrious area or place is pleasant and clean, especially compared to other places - often used humorously:
the less salubrious area near the docks

7 sanction n (GOV)
1 sanctions[plural] : official orders or laws stopping trade, communication etc with another country, as a way of forcing its leaders to make political changes
sanctions against
US sanctions against Cuba

2 formal : official permission, approval, or acceptance:
Apparently, the aide had acted without White House sanction.

sanction v
to officially accept or allow something [= approve]:
The church refused to sanction the king's second marriage.
a barbaric custom, but one sanctioned by long usage

8 satiate v
[transitive usually passive]
literary : to satisfy a desire or need for something such as food or sex, especially so that you feel you have had too much

satiated adjective
satiation noun [uncountable]

9 saturate

10 secret