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  Word Descriptions usurpation, ruffian, accomplice, gauntlet, genre, dither, deference, malediction, rabid, pessimism


   
Description of usurpation (noun)
art of taking something for oneself; seizure

Samples of usurpation
During the war, the usurpation of the country forced an entirely new culture on the natives.



   
Description of ruffian (noun)
tough person; hoodlum; hooligan; bully; thug

Samples of ruffian
Contrary to popular opinion, ruffians are nothing new in the city.



   
Description of accomplice (noun)
co-conspirator; partner; partner-in-crime

Samples of accomplice
The bank robber's accomplice drove the get-away car.



   
Description of gauntlet (noun)
protective glove

Samples of gauntlet
The gauntlet saved the man's hand from being burned in the fire.



   
Description of genre (noun)
kind; type; category; style

Samples of genre
The genre of the book is historical fiction.



   
Description of dither (noun)
confused condition; hesitation; vacillation

Samples of dither
Having to take two tests in one day left the student in a dither.



   
Description of deference (noun)
courteous respect for; honor; esteem; reverence

Samples of deference
To avoid a confrontation, the man showed deference to his friend.
The deference shown to the elderly woman's opinion was heartwarming.



   
Description of malediction (noun)
putting a curse on someone; talking negatively about another; slander

Samples of malediction
With the threat of a malediction, the man left the fortuneteller's house.
Never having a nice word to say about anyone, her conversations are full of malediction.



   
Description of rabid (noun)
disease affecting animals

Samples of rabid
He's been a rabid sports fan for as long as I have known him.



   
Description of pessimism (noun)
seeing only the gloomy side; hopelessness; (opposite; optimism)

Samples of pessimism
After endless years of drought, pessimism grew in the hearts of even the most dedicated farmer.



  Determinations of the words usurpation, ruffian, accomplice, gauntlet, genre, dither, deference, malediction, rabid, pessimism

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