Veritas Sat Vl #19

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aberration

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the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course; deviation from truth or moral rectitude.

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anomaly, deviance, irregularity

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adjudication

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The act of a court in making an order, judgment, or decree.

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adjudge, arbitrate, decree, determine

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vernacular

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(of language) native or indigenous (opposed to literary or learned); expressed or written in the native language of a place, as literary works: a vernacular poem.

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argot, jargon, lingo

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arbiter

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A person empowered to decide matters at issue; judge; umpire.

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arbitrator, umpire

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august

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Inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic: an august performance of a religious drama.

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elevated, grand, high-ranking, lofty

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bastion

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a fortified place; anything seen as preserving or protecting some quality, condition, etc.: a bastion of solitude; a bastion of democracy.

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fort, bulwark, stronghold, citadel

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botany

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The science of plants; the branch of biology that deals with plant life

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byline

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A printed line accompanying a news story, article, or the like, giving the author's name.

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cauterize

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To burn with a hot iron, electric current, fire, or a caustic, esp. for curative purposes; treat with a cautery.

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coagulation

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To change from a fluid into a thickened mass; curdle; congeal: Let the pudding stand two hours until it coagulates.

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clot, set, solidify, thicken.

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connoisseurs

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A person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts; A person of informed and discriminating taste: a connoisseur of fine wines.

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convivial

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friendly; agreeable: a convivial atmosphere; fond of feasting, drinking, and merry company.

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sociable, jovial

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cryptogram

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A message or writing in code or cipher; cryptograph.

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daunting

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To abate the courage of; discourage.

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defraud

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To deprive of a right, money, or property by fraud: Dishonest employees defrauded the firm of millions of dollars.

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bilk, cozen, rook, swindle

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devilry

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Reckless or unrestrained mischievous behavior.

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impishness, mischievousness, roguery, tomfoolery,

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discrepancy

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A difference; inconsistency.

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disparity, dissimilarity, distinction

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dredge

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Any of various powerful machines for dredging up or removing earth, as from the bottom of a river, by means of a scoop, a series of buckets, a suction pipe, or the like.

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embody

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To give a concrete form to; express, personify, or exemplify in concrete form: to embody an idea in an allegorical painting.

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incarnate, manifest, materialize, objectify, personify

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eon

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An indefinitely long period of time; age.

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eternity, long, year,

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euphoric

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A feeling of happiness, confidence, or well-being sometimes exaggerated in pathological states as mania.

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exaltation, exhilaration, inspiration

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extant

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In existence; still existing; not destroyed or lost: There are only three extant copies of the document.

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actual, existent,

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fastidious

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Excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.

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meticulous, painstaking, punctilious, scrupulous,

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flag

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A piece of cloth, varying in size, shape, color, and design, usually attached at one edge to a staff or cord, and used as the symbol of a nation, state, or organization, as a means of signaling, etc.; ensign; standard; banner; pennant.

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banderole, banner, pennant

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fulsome

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abundant or copious; disgusting, sickening, or repulsive: a table heaped with fulsome mounds of greasy foods.

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oleaginous, smarmy

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gastric

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pertaining to the stomach.

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gratuitous

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given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; being without apparent reason, cause, or justification: a gratuitous insult.

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complimentary, free

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hibernal

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of or pertaining to winter; wintry.

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ideologue

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a person who zealously advocates an ideology.

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impudent

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pertaining to, or characterized by impertinence or effrontery: The student was kept late for impudent behavior.

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audacious, brash, brazen, contumelious, insolent

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indices

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pl. of index, a sequential arrangement of material, esp. in alphabetical or numerical order.

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inoculate

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To implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.

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indoctrinate, infuse

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interlocuter

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a person who takes part in a conversation or dialogue.

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irreproachable

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not reproachable; free from blame.

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blameless, irreprehensible

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languor

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lack of energy or vitality; sluggishness.

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languidness, lassitude, listlessness, stupor, torpidity,

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litigious

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excessively or readily inclined to litigate: a litigious person; inclined to dispute or disagree; argumentative.

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combative, contentious, polemic, quarrelsome

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manumit

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to release from slavery or servitude.

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discharge, emancipate, liberate, loose, release

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menagerie

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a collection of wild or unusual animals, esp. for exhibition; an unusual and varied group of people.

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monotony

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wearisome uniformity or lack of variety, as in occupation or scenery; the continuance of an unvarying sound; monotone.

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humdrum, monotone, sameness

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negate

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to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of: an investigation tending to negate any supernatural influences; to nullify or cause to be ineffective: Progress on the study has been negated by the lack of funds.

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abrogate, invalidate, nullify

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obligingly

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willing or eager to do favors, offer one's services, etc.; accommodating: The clerk was most obliging.

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accommodating, agreeable, complaisant, indulgent

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onerous

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burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship: onerous duties.

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arduous, exigent, laborious, rigorous, taxing

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palliate

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to try to mitigate or conceal the gravity of (an offense) by excuses, apologies, etc.

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extenuate, mitigate, alleviate

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pellucid

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allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent.

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crystalline, limpid, lucid, transparent

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petty

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little or no importance or consequence: petty grievances

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negligible, trivial

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plenipotentiary

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a person, esp. a diplomatic agent, invested with full power or authority to transact business on behalf of another.

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porous

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full of pores; permeable by water, air, etc.

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penetrable, pervious, sievelike, riddled.

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prodigy

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a person, esp. a child or young person, having extraordinary talent or ability: a musical prodigy.

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miracle, phenomenon, sensation

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provocative

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tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.

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quarrelsome

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inclined to quarrel; argumentative; contentious.

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combative, contentious litigious, polemic

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rehash

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to work up (old material) in a new form.

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resonate

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to resound.

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rivulet

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a small stream; streamlet; brook.

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sanctimonious

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making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness, etc.: They resented his sanctimonious comments on immorality in America.

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pharisaical, phony, two-faced,

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seduce

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to lead astray, as from duty, rectitude, or the like; corrupt; to persuade or induce to have sexual intercourse.

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allure, entice, inveigle, lure, tempt

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slipshod

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careless, untidy, or slovenly: slipshod work.

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messy, sloppy, untidy

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specious

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apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments; pleasing to the eye but deceptive.

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false, illogical, invalid

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suffice

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to be enough or adequate, as for needs, purposes, etc.

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answer, do, suit,

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sybarite

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a person devoted to luxury and pleasure.

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epicure, hedonist, sensualist, voluptuary

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tilled

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To prepare (land) for the raising of crops, as by plowing and harrowing; cultivate.

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cultivated, tended, worked

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tremulous

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characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness.

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quivery, shaky, shivery, twittery

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unfettered

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To set free or keep free from restrictions or bonds.

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vapid

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lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; flat: vapid tea.

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innocuous, jejune, watery, insipid

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viscera

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the organs in the cavities of the body, esp. those in the abdominal cavity.