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(v) to hear and settle a matter; to act as a judge
syn: arbitrate; mediate
adjudicate on child maintenance disputes.
ADJUDICATE
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(n) vitality and energy
syn: power, force
Not a particularly novel concept, but executed with more vim and vigor than any other sitcom I've seen lately.
VIM
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(n) friendship, good will
syn: harmony, benevolence
He mentions in his will that he had lived almost 43 years in perfect amity with his wife.
AMITY
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(adj) unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust
syn: dishonorable, indefensible
unconscionable to enforce the strict legal position between Milton Gate and PW which would be required to make the penalty payment.
UNCONSCIONABLE
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(n) self-confident assurance; poise
syn: coolness; composure
After the break, Ben from The Honeyshot appeared, singing protest songs backed by his 12-string, played with customary aplomb.
APLOMB
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(adj) passing with time, temporary; short-lived
syn: brief, transitory
It's a very transient zone with most people just here for a short holiday.
TRANSIENT
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(n) one who renounces a religious faith
syn: traitor, defector, deserter
They considered all sinners apostates, as well as all those who opposed them.
APOSTATE
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(n) the path followed by a moving object, whether through space or otherwise; flight
syn: path, route, course
Fortunately, the only a risk would be using the same logic for calculating a trajectory for landing a probe on Titan.
TRAJECTORY
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(adj) strikingly appropriate or well adapted
syn: apt, relevant, suitable
They are bringing Doonesbury back, but I thought today's cartoon was so apposite.
APPOSITE
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(v) to praise or publicize loudly or extravagantly
syn: acclaim, proclaim
a highly touted nightclub.
TOUT
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(v) to assign a particular purpose; allocate
syn: appoint, earmark
Each played his appropriate part.
APPROPRIATE
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n) one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors
syn: sycophant, parasite
TOADY
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(adj) suitable for cultivation
asyn: farmable, fertile
The land which is mainly arable rises eastwards from the Ouse.
ARABLE
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(adj) existing in title only; having a title without the functions or responsibilities
syn: honorary, named
the titular head of the company.
TITULAR
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(adv) with disapproval; with a skeptical sideways glance
syn: suspiciously
He looked askance at my offer.
ASKANCE
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(adj) relating to money
syn: fiscal, financial
I note that the register will include not only pecuniary interests but also non-pecuniary interests.
PECUNIARY
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(adj) witty, humorous
syn: amusing, comical
Sorry if that sounds facetious, but it is a valid point.
FACETIOUS
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(adj) angelic, sweet
syn: heavenly, cherubic
SERAPHIC
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adj) severely destructive
syn: catastrophic, tragic
Legend says that the island of Atlantis was sunk beneath the waves 11,000 years ago by a massive cataclysm.
CATACLYSMIC
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v) to arrange or divide into layers
syn: grade, separate
STRATIFY
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(adj) cursing, profane; extremely irreverent
syn: impious, profane, sacrilegious
But no religion was quite so blasphemous as to pretend that it was scientifically investigating its god to see what he was made of.
BLASPHEMOUS
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(v) to cause to be set aside; to force out of use as inferior, replace
syn: supplant, displace
Its fairly picturesque old center, situated around the church, has been largely superseded by a more elevated, modern area close by.
SUPERSEDE
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(v) to make less visible, obscure, or blur
syn: muddle, cloud
Angry words beclouded the issue.
BECLOUD
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adj) tending to persist or cling; persistent in adhering to something valued or habitual
syn: stubborn, dogged, obstinate
a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
TENACIOUS
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