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Amiss |
Adj. Out of proper order |
But in fact, nothing is amiss here. |
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Albeit |
Conj. Even though; although; notwithstanding |
Because each is formed by attaching a predicate (albeit a complex one) up a term. |
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Headway |
N. Progress toward a goal. |
But to make any headway in metalogic, we'll need more. .. |
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Foray |
N. A venture or an initial attempt, especially outside one's usual area |
For our first foray into nonclassical logic, we will take a semantic approach |
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Encompassing |
V. To have as part of some thing larger; include |
Indeterminacy can be viewed as being more general than vagueness, encompassing other phenomena |
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Shortcomings |
N. A deficiency; a flaw. |
This is a shortcoming because some statements about definiteness seem themselves to be indeterminate. |
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Redeployment |
N. To put to a different use or action; deploy in a different way |
The defense no doubt requires some redeployment, but no more or less abandonment of the position. |
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Greed |
N. An excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth |
Many ... attach to competition the stigma of selfish greed |
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Eke something out |
Idiom: to extend something; to add to something |
It would be fatuous to eke out the account with "and so I see something desirable .... |
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Lust |
N. An overwhelming desire or craving |
Wanting seems pallid besides lusting |
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Prowler |
N. Someone who roam through stealthily, as in search of prey or plunder |
I also alert a prowler to the fact that I am home. |
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Yen |
N. A strong desire or inclination; a yearning or craving. |
A man may all his life have a yen, say, to drink a cam of paint, without ever, even at the moment he yields, believing it would be worth doing. |
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Onslaught |
N. A violent attack. |
States and dispositions are not events, but the onslaught of a state or disposition is. |
