Veritas Sat Vl #26

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academic

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of or pertaining to a college, academy, school, or other educational institution, esp. one for higher education

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collegiate, conjectural, scholarly, scholastic,

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amorphous

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lacking definite form

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shapeless, undefined; vague, anomalous.

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antithesis

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the direct opposite

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antipode, contrast, reversal

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assay

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to examine or analyze

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appraise, evaluate, examine

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bier

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A frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.

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bugaboo

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something that causes fear or worry

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canon

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An established principle

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constitution, criterion, statute, tenet

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chide

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to express disapproval of

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admonish, castigate, rebuke, reprimand, reproach

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commodity

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an article of trade or commerce, esp. a product as distinguished from a service.

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asset

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coven

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an assembly of witches, esp. a group of thirteen.

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curio

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any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.

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collectible, relic

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decimate

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to destroy a great number or proportion of

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annihilate, demolish, destroy, massacre, slaughter

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demur

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to make objection, esp. on the grounds of scruples

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protest, question, vacillate

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din

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noisy clamor

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babble, commotion

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elicit

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to draw or bring out or forth

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entice, evoke, extort, extract, induce

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enervated

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without vigor, force, or strength

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languid

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equatorial

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of, pertaining to, or near an equator

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extemporaneous

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speaking or performing with little or no advance preparation

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ad-lib, impromptu, improvised, offhand, unrehearsed

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feral

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existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated or cultivated

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barbarous, savage, untamed, wild

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foppish

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excessively refined and fastidious in taste and manner

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gait

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any of the manners in which a horse moves, as a walk, trot, canter, gallop, or rack

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girth

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the measure around anything

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circumference

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harangue

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A scolding or a long or intense verbal attack

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accost, diatribe, jeremiad, spiel, tirade

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honorarium

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A payment in recognition of acts or professional services for which custom or propriety forbids a price to be set: The mayor was given a modest honorarium for delivering a speech to our club.

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gratuity

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incision

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A cutting into, esp. for surgical purposes.

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gash, notch, slash, slit, wound

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inexorable

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not to be persuaded

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dogged, resolute, unalterable, unyielding

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insufferable

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not to be endured

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intolerable, unbearable, agonizing

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intuition

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direct perception of truth, fact, etc., independent of any reasoning process

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aprioristic, clairvoyant, inborn, percipient

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judicious

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having, exercising, or characterized by good or discriminating judgment

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wise, sensible, well-advised, sagacious, rational

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liable

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legally responsible

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obliged, accountable

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lush

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(of vegetation, plants, grasses, etc.) luxuriant; succulent; tender and juicy.

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luxurious, fresh

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meddle

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to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation

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intervene, intrude, pry

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mirth

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gaiety or jollity, esp. when accompanied by laughter

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hilarity, merriment, joviality

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muse

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to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject

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cogitate, ruminate, think, dream

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unverifiable

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(of e.g. evidence) not objective or easily verified

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oscillate

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to swing or move to and fro, as a pendulum does.

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pulsate, vacillate, waver

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parch

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to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do

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dry, shrivel, dessicate

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permissive

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habitually or characteristically accepting or tolerant of something, as social behavior or linguistic usage, that others might disapprove or forbid

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indulgent, lenient, lax

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pique

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to affect with sharp irritation and resentment, esp. by some wound to pride

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sting, nettle, vex, irritate

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polarize

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to divide into sharply opposing factions, political groups, etc

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predispose

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to render subject, susceptible, or liable

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biased, prone, willing

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promontory

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A bluff, or part of a plateau, overlooking a lowland.

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headland, point, projection, ridge

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pundit

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A learned person, expert, or authority.

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sage, guru, savant

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ratify

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to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction

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authorize, sanction, validate

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repast

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A quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating

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banquet, dinner, feast, victuals

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ribald

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vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.

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bawdy, lewd, obscene, vulgar, scurrilous

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sabotaged

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any undermining of a cause.

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disable, vandalize, cripple

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scarce

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insufficient to satisfy the need or demand; not abundant

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insufficient, meager, scant, seldom, sparse

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sinecure

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an office or position requiring little or no work, esp. one yielding profitable returns

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sonorous

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giving out or capable of giving out a sound, esp. a deep, resonant sound

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eloquent, florid, grandiose, orotund.

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stockpile

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A supply of material

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save, store

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surmise

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to think or infer without certain or strong evidence

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belief, conclusion, conjecture, deduction, hypothesis

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tenuous

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thin or slender in form, as a thread.

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feeble, flimsy, insubstantial

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trajectory

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the curve described by a projectile, rocket, or the like in its flight

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arc, course, path

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ubiquitous

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existing or being everywhere, esp. at the same time

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omnipresent

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unsullied

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spotlessly clean and fresh

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immaculate, pristine, unblemished, undefiled, untarnished

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veracity

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habitual observance of truth in speech or statement

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accuracy, correctness, exactitude, verity

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wheedle

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to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts

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flatter, cajole

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bain

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1. A house for bathing, sweating, etc.
2. A brothel; a stew; a house of prostitution.

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dither

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1. a trembling; vibration.
2. a state of flustered excitement or fear.

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agitation, panic, tremble

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exigent

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1. requiring immediate action or aid
2. requiring a great deal, or more than is reasonable.

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urgent, crucial, demanding, taxing

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immaterial

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1. of no essential consequence
2. not material

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unsubstantial; metaphysical, incorporeal, spiritual