10982482386 | dialect | (n.) the art or practice of arriving at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments The process, especially associated with Hegel, at arriving at the truth by stating a thesis, developing a contradictory antithesis, and combining and resolving them into a coherent synthesis. | 0 | |
10982518468 | augúst | (adj.) inspiring awe, reverence, or admiration; majestic, venerable | 1 | |
10982529962 | crux | (n.) a puzzling or difficult problem; an unsolved question, a central point requiring resolution or resolving an outcome, a man or central feature as of an argument | 2 | |
10982624154 | circumscribe | (v.) to draw a line around or incircle, to confine within bounds or to restrict, to determine the limits of | 3 | |
10982632846 | acuity | (n.) sharpness, keenness, acuteness in terms of insight | 4 | |
10982640528 | sybarite | (n.) a person devoted to pleasure and luxury; a sensualist | 5 | |
10982654431 | latent | (adj.) present but not visible, dormant | 6 | |
10982667548 | pander | (n.) to cater to the lower tastes or desires of others | 7 | |
10982692301 | peripeteia | (n.) in literature, a sudden turn of events or reversal in action, especially in a dramatic work | 8 | |
10982700467 | abjure | (v.) to repudiate or recant solemnly, to renounce under oath | 9 | |
10982717982 | mollify | (v.) to allay, to placate, to calm | 10 | |
10982742596 | platitude | (n.) dull, banal, or insipid remark or statement, empty statement, cliché | 11 | |
10982770856 | inculcate | (v.) to teach or impress by graceful urging | 12 | |
10982775786 | eschew | (v.) to avoid habitually, on moral or practical grounds | 13 | |
10982781665 | florid | (adj.) rosy colored or ruddy, embellished or flowery style | 14 | |
11012778418 | obsequious | (adj.) full of service compliance fawning | 15 | |
11012783128 | moxie | the ability to face difficulty with spirit; pluck, audacity, guts, pep | 16 | |
11012792035 | penultimate | (adj./n.) the one before the last | 17 |
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