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  Word Explanations expense, breach, demurrage, conscience, efficiency, attorney-general, felony, sentient, deference, pedant


   
Explanation of expense (noun)
form: expenses
the laying out or expending or money or other resources, as time or strength



   
Explanation of breach (noun)
form: breaches
the violation of official duty, lawful right or a legal obligation



   
Explanation of demurrage (noun)
the detention of a vessel beyond the specified time of sailing



   
Explanation of conscience (noun)
the faculty in man by which he distinguishes between right and wrong in character and conduct



   
Explanation of efficiency (noun)
the state of possessing adequate skill or knowledge for the performance of a duty



   
Explanation of attorney-general (noun)
form: attorneys
the chief law-officer of a government



   
Explanation of felony (noun)
form: felonies
one of the highest class of offenses, and punishable with death or imprisonment



   
Explanation of sentient (adjective)
possessing the power of sense or sense-perception



   
Explanation of deference (noun)
respectful submission or yielding, as to another's opinion, wishes or judgment



   
Explanation of pedant (noun)
a scholar who makes needless and inopportune display of his learning



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