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fecund \ˈfe-kənd, ˈfē-\ (adj) |
1: fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific, fertile
2: intellectually productive or inventive to a marked degree fecundimagination> fe·cun·di·ty \fi-ˈkən-də-tē, fe-\ noun |
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artifice |
1a : clever or artful skill : ingenuity b : an ingenious device or expedient 2a : an artful stratagem : trick b : false or insincere behavior artifice>
artificial artifice> |
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declaim |
1: to speak rhetorically; specifically : to recite something as an exercise in elocution
2: to speak pompously or bombastically : harangue |
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scurrilous \ˈskər-ə-ləs, ˈskə-rə-\
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1a : using or given to coarse languageb : vulgar and evil
2: containing obscenities, abuse, or slander accusations> imposters> |
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internecine |
1: marked by slaughter : deadly; especially : mutually destructive 2: of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group feuds> |
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sapiential |
wise |
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ameliorate |
making more tolerable or acceptable conditions that are hard to endure
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aspersion |
1: a sprinkling with water especially in religious ceremonies
2a : a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation b : the act of making such a charge : defamation aspersions on> |
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fallacious |
1: embodying a fallacy
2: tending to deceive or mislead : delusive fallacious conclusion> |
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quietus |
1: final settlement (as of a debt)
2: removal from activity; especially : death 3: something that quiets or represses |
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codicil |
1: a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will
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auspicious |
1: showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious
2: attended by good fortune : prosperous auspicious year> |
