| Term | Definition |
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dictum |
an authoritative pronouncement; judicial assertion |
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persipacious |
having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning |
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superlative |
of the highest kind, quality, or order; surpassing |
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superimpose |
to impose, place, or set over, above, or on something else |
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supersede |
to replace in power, authority, effectiveness, acceptance, use, etc., as by anothe person or thingr |
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tentative |
of the nature of or made or done as a trial, experiment, or attempt; experimental |
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contend |
to struggle in opposition |
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contention |
a struggling together in opposition; strife |
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distend |
to expand by stretching |
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tenuous |
thin or slender in form |
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attenuate |
to weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity, or value |
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portent |
an indication or omen of something about to happen |
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tendentious |
having or showing a definite tendency, bias, or purpose |
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intransigent |
refusing to agree or compromise |
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conjugal |
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of marriage |
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congeal |
to make or become fixed, as ideas, sentiments, or principles |