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abjuration: to recant under oath, retraction; renunciation upon oath, to abstain from or reject
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abrogate: to put an end to, cancel, or revoke, rescind, void;
to abolish by formal or official means, annul by an authoritative act
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abscission: to cut off, sudden termination
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admonish: to caution, advise or counsel against something, or to remind of something important
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antedate: (v) to be of older date than, predate; to assign to an earlier date
(n) prior-date
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apocryphal: doubtful, questionable authenticity, false, spurious, untrue
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assert: to declare, to state w/ confidence, assurance
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cachinate: (v) to laugh loudly or immoderately, inappropriate laughter
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calumny: a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something, to vilify, libel
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candid: frank, outspoken, open & sincere, honest, straightforward
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consummate: (v), make perfect , of marriages;
(adj) to complete or perfect
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debilitate: to make weak, weaken, deplete, enervate, devitalize
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demarcate: to separate distinctly, to set apart; to determine or mark off the boundaries or limits of
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digression: wandering, deviation from, divergence;
or a passage or section that deviates from the central theme
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ecclesiastical: of or pertaining to the church or the clergy, not secular, clerical
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egregious: extraordinary in some bad way.
outrageous, notorious.
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elated: very happy or proud, in high spirits, overjoyed
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epistemology: the study of knowledge
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exiguous: small, scanty, meager, slender,
small in amount; minute
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gainsay: (v) to deny, dispute, contradict;
to speak or act against, oppose
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herpetology: the study of reptiles and amphibians
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ichthyology: the study of fishes
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inherent: existing in someone or something as permanent and inseparable element,
a quality built in, constitutional
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insurgency: rebellion w/ in a group as by members against leaders.
against a government
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invoke: request earnestly (something from somebody), to call upon (god), for help;
to put a law into use
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numerology: the study of numbers for the purposes of predicting the future;
the study of numbers, as the figures designating the year of one's birth to determine their supposed influence on one's life, future
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ornithology: the study of birds
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paleontology: study of fossils.
the scientific study of life in the geologic past, especially through the study of animal and plant fossils
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peregrination: (n) travel (especially by foot);
travel from one place to another, a course of travel, journey
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perilous: (adj) risky, hazardous, dangerous, full of risk
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peroration: a long speech characterized by lofty or often pompous language, concluding part of a speech
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prestidigitation: sleight of hand, quick fingeredness, juggler
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quandary: (n) a state of uncertainty, or perplexity, especially as what to do; a dilemma, predicament
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redact: (v) someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication.
to revise, edit
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refurbish: renovate, brighten, refurnish, redecorate, clean
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remunerate: to pay, recompense, or reward for work, reimburse, compensate
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satiate: to supply w/ anything to excess; surfeit
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secular: of or pertaining to worldly things, or things that are not regarded as religious, spriritual or sacred;
earthly, non spiritual, lay person
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senescence: (n) growing old, aging
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stipulate: give a guarantee or promise of;
to demand a formal agreement or arrangement as a condition of agreement. Specify, designate, indicate
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superannuation: retirement benefit, old-age pension retirement check, retirement fund
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thwart: hinder, to oppose successfully, prevent from accomplishing a purpose
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wallow: (v) to roll about in or lie in (water, snow, mud, dust)
to plunge and remain in some state or condition
