Vocabulary

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colloquial

Back 1

1. Characteristic of or appropriate to the spoken language or to writing that seeks the effect of speech; informal.
2. Relating to conversation; conversational.

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—scrupulous: adjective
—scrupulously: adverb
—scrupulousness: noun

Back 2

1 : having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper
2 : punctiliously exact : painstaking <working with scrupulous care>
synonyms see upright, careful

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scrupulous

Back 3

1 : having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper
2 : punctiliously exact : painstaking <working with scrupulous care>
synonyms see upright, careful

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supposition

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1. The act of supposing.
2. Something supposed; an assumption.

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surmise

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a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture

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elude

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1 : to avoid adroitly : evade <the mice eluded the traps> <managed to elude capture>
2 : to escape the perception, understanding, or grasp of <subtlety simply eludes them> <victory continued to elude us>
3 : defy 4 <it eludes explanation>
synonyms see escape

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ascertain

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1 archaic : to make certain, exact, or precise
2 : to find out or learn with certainty
synonyms see discover

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generic

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1 a : relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general b : being or having a nonproprietary name <generic drugs> c : having no particularly distinctive quality or application <generic restaurants>
2 : relating to or having the rank of a biological genus

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vistas

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1 : a distant view through or along an avenue or opening : prospect
2 : an extensive mental view (as over a stretch of time or a series of events)

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moratorium

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1 a : a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt b : a waiting period set by an authority
2 : a suspension of activity

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posterity

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1 : the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
2 : all future generations

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liturgy

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1 often capitalized : a eucharistic rite
2 : a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship
3 : a customary repertoire of ideas, phrases, or observances

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remedial

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1 : intended as a remedy
2 : concerned with the correction of faulty study habits and the raising of a pupil's general competence <remedial reading courses>; also : receiving or requiring remedial instruction <remedial students>

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hiatus

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1 a : a break in or as if in a material object : gap <the hiatus between the theory and the practice of the party — J. G. Colton> b : a gap or passage in an anatomical part or organ
2 a : an interruption in time or continuity : break; especially : a period when something (as a program or activity) is suspended or interrupted <after a 5-year hiatus from writing> b : the occurrence of two vowel sounds without pause or intervening consonantal sound

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revenue

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1 : the total income produced by a given source <a property expected to yield a large annual revenue>
2 : the gross income returned by an investment
3 : the yield of sources of income (as taxes) that a political unit (as a nation or state) collects and receives into the treasury for public use
4 : a government department concerned with the collection of the national revenue