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Explanation of satire (noun)
form: satires

witty language used to convey insults or scorn; caustic remark



   
Explanation of apostate (noun)
a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.; renegade; turncoat; recreant; ratter



   
Explanation of ineluctable (adjective)
impossible to avoid or evade:; unavoidable



   
Explanation of asylum (noun)
form: asylums

shelter; refuge; mental home



   
Explanation of partiality (noun)
an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives



   
Explanation of lechery (noun)
form: lecheries

unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity



   
Explanation of flotsam (noun)
the floating wreckage of a ship



   
Explanation of memento (noun)
forms: mementos, mementoes

a reminder of past events



   
Explanation of stint (verb)
forms: stinted; stinted; stinting

supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; scant



   
Explanation of nonimmune (adjective)
(often followed by 'to') likely to be affected with; nonresistant; unresistant



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