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  Word Descriptions impuissance, perquisite, barrister, aureole, colander, eddy, cacography, vivisection, adversity, anathema


   
Description of impuissance (noun)
powerlessness revealed by an inability to act



   
Description of perquisite (noun)
a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); exclusive right



   
Description of barrister (noun: barristers)
lawyer; attorney



   
Description of aureole (noun)
an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint; halo; nimbus; glory; gloriole



   
Description of colander (noun)
bowl-shaped strainer



   
Description of eddy (noun: eddies)
a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself



   
Description of cacography (noun)
poor handwriting; scrawl



   
Description of vivisection (noun)
the act of operating on living animals (especially in scientific research)



   
Description of adversity (noun: adversities)
a stroke of ill fortune



   
Description of anathema (noun: anathemas)
a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication



  Determinations of the words impuissance, perquisite, barrister, aureole, colander, eddy, cacography, vivisection, adversity, anathema

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