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  Word Explanations tenet, devastation, forbearance, fealty, prestige, impervious, prognosis, consensus, plagiarism, longevity


   
Explanation of tenet (noun)
principle accepted as authoritative; belief

Sample of tenet
The Conservative Government got into its stride that this tenet was raised from aspirational status to a specific directive that InterCity must operate as a self-financing business.



   
Explanation of devastation (noun)
widespread ruin; destruction

Sample of devastation
This was clearly a response to the devastation of war but in general the public commissions that have provided work for our artist craftsmen and women since then have tended to be bland and factual.



   
Explanation of forbearance (noun)
self-restraint; self-control; abstinence; moderation

Sample of forbearance
He exhibited remarkable forbearance when confronted with the mischievous children.



   
Explanation of fealty (noun)
faithfulness; loyalty

Sample of fealty
The baron was given land in exchange for his fealty to the king.



   
Explanation of prestige (noun)
esteem or influence accorded for recognized achievements or reputation

Sample of prestige
Sir John Dobson's Newcastle Central, begun in 1846, was the first major station to apply the form, after which rival companies in their unending struggle for supremacy and prestige strove to achieve ever larger roof-spans.



   
Explanation of impervious (adjective)
not allowing anything to pass through; unaffected; susceptible to harm or injury; impossible to influence

Sample of impervious
The vest that the policeman wears is impervious to bullets.
The child was impervious to the actions of the adult.



   
Explanation of prognosis (noun)
assessment; evaluation of prospects

Sample of prognosis
Classically, when a person has a prognosis of terminal illness the next of kin will be given the information by a member of the hospital team who has been involved in the treatment of the ill person.



   
Explanation of consensus (noun)
general agreement; majority

Sample of consensus
The police will not escape criticism, but this will tend to be softened by the unacknowledged consensus that the RUC is essential to the security approach of both governments.
This serpentine-shaped animal has been studied carefully by experts, and the general consensus is that the picture reveals a row of playful otters.



   
Explanation of plagiarism (noun)
adopting and reproducing, without acknowledgment; the writings or ideas of another

Sample of plagiarism
The copying of descriptions of famous men from other chronicles is typical of the style of the period, and need not be taken to imply lack of information or plagiarism, for wherever necessary personal details are added.



   
Explanation of longevity (noun)
prolonged duration of life

Sample of longevity
Longevity was once a rarer phenomenon than it is in the late twentieth century.



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