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  Word Explanations aptness, caricature, procrastinate, venerable, forensic, plebeian, gossamer, cabal, abet, adversary


   
Explanation of aptness (noun)
suitability; ability

Sample of aptness
Unlikely as it may seem now, it was Evelyn Waugh who came to Wilson's defense and acknowledged the brilliance and aptness of the book's main conceit, which - given the turn of events in Eastern and Central Europe - is apropos once more.



   
Explanation of caricature (noun)
drawing that exaggerates certain physical characteristics

Sample of caricature
This picture is, however, a caricature of Roman Catholic teaching on the subject, although unfortunately not always a caricature of Catholic practice.



   
Explanation of procrastinate (verb)
to postpone; to put off to another time; to delay; to hold back

Sample of procrastinate
Don't procrastinate - make a start on each project as soon as possible.
The longer we can procrastinate, the better for all concerned, wrote an FO official in 1946.



   
Explanation of venerable (adjective)
deserving respect or reverence because of age; worthy of honor and esteem

Sample of venerable
London's venerable red and cream double-deckers rumbled along the Thames embankment for the last time in 1952.



   
Explanation of forensic (adjective)
pertaining to or used in a court of law; rhetorical; argumentative

Sample of forensic
The forensic squad dealt with the legal investigation.



   
Explanation of plebeian (adjective)
pertaining to the common people, hence common or vulgar; rude

Sample of plebeian
The civil rights marches created an opportunity for Ian Paisley to put himself at the head of plebeian Protestant resistance to the civil rights movement.



   
Explanation of gossamer (adjective)
thin and light

Sample of gossamer
British Commonwealth links, though gossamer thin for most of the time, can become emotional ties of steel in times of crisis, drawing us into unexpected military commitments, as occurred in the Falklands Campaign.



   
Explanation of cabal (noun)
group of people joined by a secret; group of conspirators

Sample of cabal
The very idea that there could be a cabal cast suspicion on the whole operation.



   
Explanation of abet (verb)
to encourage; to support

Sample of abet
The law of complicity enables the conviction of people who aid and abet others to commit offenses, and spreads a fairly wide net in doing so.



   
Explanation of adversary (noun)
enemy; foe; opponent; rival

Sample of adversary
The peace treaty united two countries that were historically great adversaries.



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