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axiomatic
(adjective)

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self-evident or unquestionable.
“it is axiomatic that dividends have to be financed”

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divination
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the practice of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernatural means.
“the Celtic art of divination”

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premonitory
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giving you the feeling that something is going to happen, especially something unpleasant; warning of future misfortune
“a premonitory dream.”

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apparatus
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the technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose.
“firemen wearing breathing apparatus”

the complex structure of a particular organization or system.

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insoluble
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impossible to solve.
“the problem is not insoluble”

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hermetically
(adverb)

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in a way that is completely airtight.
“hermetically sealed windows help to keep out cold air”

in a way that is insulated or protected from outside influences.
“hermetically sealed lives cut off from society”

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impassable
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impossible to travel along or over.
“the narrow channels are impassable to ocean-going ships”

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affably
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showing warmth and friendliness; kindly; mild; benign.
easy to converse with; approachable; amicable.
“He was always smiling, affable, and polite”

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sublime
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of very great excellence or beauty.
“Mozart’s sublime piano concertos”

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peculiarity
(noun)

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a strange or unusual feature or habit.
“for all his peculiarities, she finds him quite endearing”

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peculiar
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different to what is normal or expected; strange.
“he gave her some very peculiar looks”

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thankless
(adjective)

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(of a job or task) difficult or unpleasant and not likely to be satisfying or to be appreciated by others.
“being an umpire is a thankless job”

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Mnemic
(adjective)

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means relating to the ability to retain memory

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extraneous
(adjective)

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irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with.
“one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material”

of external origin.
“when the transmitter pack is turned off no extraneous noise is heard”

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indigestion
(noun)

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pain or discomfort in the stomach associated with difficulty in digesting food.
“you know crisps give me indigestion”

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ostensibly
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as appears or is stated to be true, though not necessarily so; apparently.
“the party secretary resigned, ostensibly from ill health”

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infallible
(adjective)

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incapable of making mistakes or being wrong.
“doctors are not infallible”

never failing; always effective.
“infallible cures”

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impinge
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have an effect, especially a negative one.
“several factors impinge on market efficiency”

advance over an area belonging to someone or something else; encroach.
“the proposed fencing would impinge on a public bridleway”

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pertinacity
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the quality of being determined to achieve a goal despite difficulties or opposition.
“They fought with more pertinacity than bulldogs”

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causality
(noun)

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the relationship between cause and effect.

the principle that everything has a cause.

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susceptibility
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the state or fact of being likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing.
“lack of exercise increases susceptibility to disease”

a person’s feelings, typically considered as being easily hurt.
“I was so careful not to offend their susceptibilities”

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treacherous
(adjective)

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guilty of or involving betrayal or deception.
“a treacherous Gestapo agent”

(of ground, water, conditions, etc.) presenting hidden or unpredictable dangers.
“a holidaymaker was swept away by treacherous currents”

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pertinent
(adjective)

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relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite.
“she asked me a lot of very pertinent questions”

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disparagement
(noun)

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the publication of false and injurious statements that are derogatory of another’s property, business, or product.

the act of speaking about someone or something in a way that shows you do not have a good opinion of them.

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turgid
(adjective)

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swollen and distended or congested.
“a turgid and fast-moving river”

(of language or style) tediously pompous or bombastic.
“some turgid verses on the death of Prince Albert”

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fervour
(noun)

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intense and passionate feeling.
“he talked with all the fervour of a new convert”

intense heat.

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innocuous
(adjective)

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not harmful or offensive.
“it was an innocuous question”

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conscientiousness
(noun)

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the quality of wishing to do one’s work or duty well and thoroughly.
“his conscientiousness is second to none and he regularly makes follow-up calls to ensure everything is going well”

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delegation
(noun)

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a body of delegates or representatives; a deputation.
“a delegation of teachers”

the action or process of delegating or being delegated.
“the delegation of power to the district councils”

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impoverishment
(noun)

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the process of becoming poor; loss of wealth.
“fifteen years of political instability resulted in widespread impoverishment and famine”
the process of losing or being deprived of strength or vitality; deterioration.
“this caused substantial impoverishment of the soil”

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inconsequential
(adjective)

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not important or significant.
“they talked about inconsequential things”

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unassailable
(adjective)

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unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated.
“an unassailable lead”

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tractable
(adjective)

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(of a person) easy to control or influence.
“she has always been tractable and obedient, even as a child”

(of a situation or problem) easy to deal with.
“trying to make the mathematics tractable”

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anecdotal
(adjective)

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(of an account) not necessarily true or reliable, because based on personal accounts rather than facts or research.
“while there was much anecdotal evidence there was little hard fact”

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mercantile
(adjective)

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relating to trade or commerce; commercial.
“the shift of wealth to the mercantile classes”

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incremental
(adjective)

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relating to or denoting an increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed scale.
“incremental changes to the current system”

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idleness
(noun)

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laziness; indolence.
“he was punished for his idleness at school”

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shiftless
(adjective)

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characterized by laziness, indolence, and a lack of ambition.
“a shiftless lot of good-for-nothings”

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dissoluteness
(noun)

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A way of living that people strongly disapprove of because it is morally bad
A sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior

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pivot
(verb)

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turn on or as if on a pivot.
“the sail pivots around the axis of the mast”

(especially in a business context) completely change the way in which one does something.
“the teams performed exceptionally by quickly pivoting to meet the increased demand from our customers”

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auspicious
(adjective)

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conducive to success; favourable.
“it was not the most auspicious moment to hold an election”

giving or being a sign of future success.
“they said it was an auspicious moon—it was rising”

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scrutiny
(noun)

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critical observation or examination.
“the policy came under scrutiny last month”

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attribute
(verb, noun)

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regard something as being caused by.
“he attributed the firm’s success to the efforts of the managing director”

a quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of someone or something.
“flexibility and mobility are the key attributes of Britain’s army”

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vigour
(noun)

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physical strength and good health.
“I was 79, but still full of vigour and vitality”

effort, energy, and enthusiasm.
“they set about the new task with vigour”

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sovereign
(noun, adjective)

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a supreme ruler, especially a monarch.
“the Emperor became the first Japanese sovereign to visit Britain”

possessing supreme or ultimate power.
“in modern democracies the people’s will is in theory sovereign”

very good or effective.
“a sovereign remedy for all ills”

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coercion
(noun)

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the practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats.
“our problem cannot be solved by any form of coercion but only by agreement”

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hegemony
(noun)

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leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social group over others.
“Germany was united under Prussian hegemony after 1871”

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legislation
(noun)

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laws, considered collectively.
“housing legislation”

the process of making or enacting laws.
“it will require legislation to change this situation”

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abolish
(verb)

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formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution).
“the tax was abolished in 1977”

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commute
(verb, noun)

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travel some distance between one’s home and place of work on a regular basis.
“he commuted from Corby to Kentish Town”

reduce (a judicial sentence, especially a sentence of death) to another less severe one.
“the governor commuted the sentence to fifteen years’ imprisonment”

a regular journey of some distance to and from one’s place of work.
“the daily commute”

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