Veritas Sat Vl #23

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abrogate

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to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act;

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repeal, revoke, rescind, nullify

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altruism

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the principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others

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benevolence, generosity

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anticlimax

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an event, conclusion, statement, etc., that is far less important, powerful, or striking than expected.

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ardent

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having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling

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fervid, eager, impassioned, passionate

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avid

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enthusiastic

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anxious, ardent, dedicated

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bereave

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to deprive and make desolate, esp. by death

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deprive, sadden

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breadth

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the measure of the second largest dimension of a plane or solid figure; width.

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broadness, dimension, extent, latitude, span

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calamity

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A great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious injury.

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blow, catastrophe, cataclysm; mischance, mishap

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cerebral

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betraying or characterized by the use of the intellect rather than intuition or instinct

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brain, highbrow, intellectual, mental, psychic

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cognition

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the act or process of knowing

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perception

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corporeal

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of the nature of the physical body;

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bodily, physical, somatic, substantial, tangible

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cumulus

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A heap

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pile

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debilitate

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to make weak or feeble

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enfeeble, weaken, deplete, enervate, devitalize

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delineate

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To draw or trace the outline of; sketch out.

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depict, outline, portray

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dictum

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an authoritative pronouncement; judicial assertion.

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edict, decree, fiat, order, declaration

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distemper

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to derange physically or mentally

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affliction, ailment, disturbance, testiness

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effluvium

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A slight or invisible exhalation or vapor, esp. one that is disagreeable or noxious.

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byproduct, exhaust, fumes

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epitaph

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a brief poem or other writing in praise of a deceased person.

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eulogy, inscription, remembrance

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excoriate

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to denounce or berate severely; flay verbally

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chastise, condemn, criticize, denounce, scold

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extrasensory

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outside one's normal sense perception.

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clairvoyance, cryptesthesia, telesthesia

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feint

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A movement made in order to deceive an adversary; a feigned or assumed appearance

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bluff, deceit, hoax, ploy, wile

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flotilla

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A group of small naval vessels, esp. a naval unit containing two or more squadrons.

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furlough

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A usually temporary layoff from work

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germinate

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to begin to grow or develop.

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pullulate, sprout

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holism

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the theory that whole entities, as fundamental components of reality, have an existence other than as the mere sum of their parts

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imbibe

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to absorb or soak up, as water, light, or heat: Plants imbibe moisture from the soil.

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assimilate, consume, guzzle

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incendiary

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A person who deliberately sets fire to buildings or other property, as an arsonist.

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arsonist, inflammatory, pyromaniac

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indulgence

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benignly lenient or permissive: an indulgent parent.

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benign, charitable, compliant, gentle, permissive

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insinuation

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an indirect or covert suggestion or hint, esp. of a derogatory nature

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innuendo

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intractable

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not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable

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stubborn, disobedient, intransigent, obdurate, surly

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jingle

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to make clinking or tinkling sounds, as do coins, keys, or other light, resonant metal objects when coming into contact or being struck together repeatedly

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lenient

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agreeably tolerant

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permissive, indulgent

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lugubrious

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mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner

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sorrowful, melancholy.

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maudlin

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tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental

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bathetic, corny, lachrymose, mawkish, mushy

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ministration

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The act or process of serving or aiding.

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muckraking

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to search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or the like, esp. in politics.

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neurosis

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A relatively mild personality disorder typified by excessive anxiety or indecision and a degree of social or interpersonal maladjustment.

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obtrusive

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having or showing a disposition to obtrude, as by imposing oneself or one's opinions on others.

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aggressive, intrusive, meddlesome, officious

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opinionated

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obstinate or conceited with regard to the merit of one's own opinions; conceitedly dogmatic.

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prejudiced, biased; bigoted; stubborn.

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panoramic

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an unobstructed and wide view of an extensive area in all directions.

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scene, vista, prospect

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perquisites

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A payment or profit received in addition to a regular wage or salary, especially a benefit expected as one's due

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appanage, due, reward, tip

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piety

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reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations

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respect, veneration, devoutness, sanctity

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pluralistic

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a theory that there is more than one basic substance or principle

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prognosis

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forecasting of the probable course and outcome of a disease, esp. of the chances of recovery

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diagnosis, forecast, prediction, prophecy

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rambunctious

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difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.

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boisterous, disorderly, tumultuous, untamed

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remonstrance

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A protest

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complaint, demur, objection, rebuke, reproach

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revelatory

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showing or disclosing an emotion, belief, quality, or the like (usually fol. by of)

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rustic

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of, pertaining to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities

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rural, homely, natural, unadorned, unpolished

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savvy

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to know; understand

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sibilance

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characterized by a hissing sound; noting sounds like those spelled with s

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soliloquy

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the act of talking while or as if alone

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staccato

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characterized by performance in which the notes are abruptly disconnected

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superfluity

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A superabundant or excessive amount.

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abundance, extravagance, luxury, plethora,

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tantrum

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A violent demonstration of rage or frustration; a sudden burst of ill temper.

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conniption, outburst, rampage

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titillate

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to excite or arouse agreeably

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amuse, arouse, captivate, excite, stimulate

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tumultuous

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marked by disturbance and uproar

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uproarious, turbulent, violent

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unrelentingly

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not easing or slackening in severity: an unrelenting rain.

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merciless, unmerciful, ruthless, pitiless, cruel

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vendetta

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any prolonged and bitter feud, rivalry, contention, or the like: a political vendetta.

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dispute, feud, fight, gripe, quarrel

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vociferous

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crying out noisily

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blatant, boisterous, clamorous, obstreperous, strident

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consonance

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1. accord or agreement.
2. correspondence of sounds; harmony of sounds.

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chime, chorus, concord, harmony, unity

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encapsulate

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1. to place in or as if in a capsule.
2. to summarize or condense.

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glutton

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1. a person who eats and drinks excessively or voraciously.
2. a person with a remarkably great desire or capacity for something

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cormorant, epicurean, gluttonous, rapacious, voracious