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Ascertain (Verb)
"How important it is to ascertain the will of God, before we undertake anything, because we are then not only blessed in our own souls, but also the work of our hands will prosper" -George Muller |
Definition: to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: Synonym: understand, discover Antonym: confuse, disprove |
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Aberration (Noun) "I am of the very last generation who didn't have computers at school. As we grow old we'll become something of an aberration" -Steve Coogan |
Definition: the act of deviating from the ordinary, usual, or normal type Synonym: peculiar, weirdness Antonym: normality, usualness |
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Hedonist (Noun) "I have a wonderfully hedonistic appetite, and if I wasn't really strict with myself, I'd weigh 300 pounds. I'm not good with moderation." -Nick Offerman |
Definition: a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification Synonym: glutton, partier Antonym: ascetic, modest |
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Presage (Noun) "Oft morning dreams presage approaching fate, For morning dreams, as poets tell, are true." -Michael Bruce |
Definition: a presentiment or foreboding Synonym: omen, sign, prophecy Antonym: surprise |
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Surfeited (Verb) "God is day and night, winter and summer, war and peace, surfeit and hunger." -Heraclitus |
Definition: to supply with anything to excess or satiety. Synonym: overflow, surplus Antonym: lack, starve |
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Benefaction (Noun) "In the majority of men gratitude is only a veiled desire of receiving greater benefaction." -François de La Rochefoucauld |
Definition: a donation or gift. Synonym: aid, help Antonym: loss, stealing |
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Ablution (Noun) "Prayer is an ablution of the heart" |
Definition: a cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as a religious ritual. Synonym: cleansing, bathing Antonym: getting dirty |
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Baneful (Adjective) "Why cannot we correct the baneful passions, without weakening the good?" -Zebulon Pike |
Definition: destructive; pernicious. Synonym: deadly, harmful Antonym: helpful, beneficial |
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Respite (Noun) "Eating three times a day means takingon, almost without respite, the work of assimilation" -Adalbert De Vogüé |
Definition: a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief: Synonym: breather, pause Antonym: advance, continuing |
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Tarries (Noun) "He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight." -Psalm 101:7 |
Definition: a stay; sojourn. Synonym: rest, lodge Antonym: depart, leave |
