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inscrutable ihn skru tE bl) adjective
L.L. inscrutabilis from in-"not" + scrutari "exmine, ransck" |
difficult to fathom or understand
the event of 9/11 was inscrutable |
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anonymity (ae nE nI mih ti) noun
gk anonymos "without a name" |
having an unknown or unacknowledged name.
the anonymous package made people very scared |
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goad (gohd) noun/verb
O.E. gad "shearhead" figurative use is since 16C probably from the bible |
an agent or means of prodding or urging a stimules
stop goading me! |
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incantation (In kaen te shEn) noun
from O.F.r. incantation from incantationem. |
ritual recitation of verbal charms or spells to produce a magic.
the witches incantation turned him into a frog. |
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concede/ concession (kEn sid) verb
from L. concedere "give way yield" from com- intensive prefix + cedere "to go grant give way |
to acknowledge often reluctantly as being true just or proper
the accused conceded and was tried. |
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meager (mi gEr) adjective
"lean thin emaciated" (of persons or animals) |
deficient in quantity, fullness or extent; scanty
baja fresh has meager meat. |
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erratic (ih rae tihk) adjective
from O.Fr. erratiquem from L. erraticus from erratum pp. of errare "to wander, err" |
having no fixed or regular course
the erratic drifter goes from town to town. |
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impartial (ihm par shEl) adjective
from in Eng. 1593 from in-"not" + partial (q.v) first recorded in "Richard II" |
free from bias in judgment
jury in court must be impartial. |
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arbitrary (ar bih tre ri) adjective
deciding by one's own discretion |
determined by chance, whim, or impulse, and not by necessity, reason or principle.
many teenagers are arbitrary. |
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morbid (mor bihd) adjective
"of the nature of a disease indicative of a disease," from L. morbidus "diseased" from morbus " sickness disease" |
characterized by preoccupation with unwholesome thoughts or feelings
the morbid puke made everyone sick |
