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Meaning of homily (noun)
solemn moral talk; sermon; exhortation; lesson

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The preacher gave a moving homily to the gathered crowd.

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Meaning of derisive (adjective)
showing disrespect or scorn for; contemptible; ridiculous; contemptuous

Example
The derisive comment was aimed at the man's life long enemy.

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Meaning of pique (noun)
resentment at being slighted; irritation; grudge

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Being passed over for the promotion aroused his pique.

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Meaning of educe (verb)
to draw out; to infer from information; to elicit

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Because she is so dour, I was forced to educe a response.
I educe from the report that the experiment was a success.

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Meaning of irreproachable (adjective)
without blame or faults

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The honesty of the priest made him irreproachable.

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Meaning of jester (noun)
person employed to amuse; joker; prankster; entertainer

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The jester tried all of his tricks to get the girl to laugh.

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Meaning of laggard (noun)
person who has fallen behind; person who moves slowly

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The laggard child was lost in the crowd.

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Meaning of codify (verb)
to organize laws or rules into a systematic collection; to arrange systematically

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The laws were codified by those whom they affected.
The intern codified all the city's laws into a computerized filing system.

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Meaning of disputatious (adjective)
argumentative; inclined to disputes; fond of debate

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His disputatious streak eventually wore down his fellow parliament members.
The child was so disputatious he needed to be removed from the room.

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Meaning of profusion (noun)
great wastefulness; large abundance of; excess; squandering; lavishness

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The profusion of the food-fight was unforgivable considering the worldwide hunger problem.
The profusion of uneaten food was sent to the shelter.
The wet winter brought about a profusion of mosquitoes.

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