to make smaller or less; to weaken

serving to excuse; lessening the seriousness of

a principle or belief help as part of a religion or philosophy

able to be defended or supported

seeming, claimed, or pretended, but usually not genuine

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attenuate

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extenuating

2

30 sec

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tenuous

3

30 sec

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pertinacious

4

30 sec

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tenet

5

30 sec

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tenable

6

30 sec

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contend

7

30 sec

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ostensible

8

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portend

9

30 sec

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distend

10

30 sec

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tendentious

11

30 sec

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TENUS; tenu

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AD

13

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TENERE, TENTUM; ten

14

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PER

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TENDERE, TENSUM; tend

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CON

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OB

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POR

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DIS

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30 sec