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adjective(of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary:

colloquial and everyday languagecolloquial phrases

(adjective) belonging naturally; essential:

access to the arts is intrinsic to a high quality of life

(adjective) unambiguously explicit and direct:

a categorical assurance

(noun) Philosophy

all the immediate experiences, activities, and contacts that make up the world of an individual or corporate life.

(verb)[with object]prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove:

these claims have not been convincingly refuted

prove that (someone) is wrong:

his voice challenging his audience to rise and refute him

deny or contradict (a statement or accusation):

a spokesman totally refuted the allegation of bias

(verb)[with object]make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse:

rising inflation was exacerbated by the collapse of oil prices

(adverb) as appears or is stated to be true, though not necessarily so; apparently:

[sentence adverb]:the party secretary resigned, ostensibly from ill health

(adjective)(usually conducive to)making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible:

the harsh lights and cameras were hardly conducive to a relaxed atmosphere

(adjective)many and of various types:

multifarious activitieshaving many varied parts or aspects:

a vast multifarious organization

(verb)[no object] (allude to)suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at:

she had a way of alluding to Jean but never saying her name 

mention without discussing at length:we will allude briefly to the main points 

(of an artist or a work of art) recall (an earlier work or style) in such a way as to suggest a relationship with it:

the photographs allude to Italian Baroque painting