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6410437629floutto openly disregard (often with contempt or scorn): "Many corporations flout basic ethical principles for the sake of profit."0
6410437630invoketo cite or appeal to someone or something as an authority for an action or in support of an argument; to call on or summon; to give rise to: "She invoked history to prove her point." "There was no way to explain the accident without invoking his rage."1
6410439430indictto accuse or charge with a fault, offense, or serious crime: "A grand jury is expected to indict him for murder."2
6410439431contingentoccurring or existing only if certain other circumstances are the case: "The resolution of the conflict was contingent on the signing of a ceasefire agreement."3
6410439432vehementshowing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense: "Her voice was low but vehement."4
6410439433holisticrelating to or concerned with wholes or with complete systems rather than parts: "We take a holistic approach to improving our team."5
6410441389onusa disagreeable necessity; the burden of proving something: "The onus is on you to provide evidence for your absurd claims."6
6410441390mootsubject to debate and typically not admitting of a final decision (therefore often having little practical significance because the subject is too uncertain): "The court ruled that the issue is now moot because the people involved in the dispute have died."7
6410441391caricaturea ludicrous, grotesque, or comically exaggerated representation of someone or something: "The drawing is a caricature."8
6410443000propagateto breed, spread, and promote widely (ideas, specimens, offspring, etc.): "The preacher traveled to propagate his beliefs."9

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