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| Explanation of construe (noun) to interpret; to explain the sense of; to analyze; to understand Sample of construe His refusal to construe a trust appears to rest solely on the fact that he deprecates interference of this kind in the rights of another.
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| Explanation of devout (adjective) reverent; sincere; pious; earnest; religious Sample of devout The leading layman of the York diocese was the politician whose judgment was likely to weigh with the Crown: Lord Halifax, the former Foreign Secretary, and a devout Anglo-Catholic.
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| Explanation of zealot (noun) believer; enthusiast; fan; radical Sample of zealot Stockman was obviously a key figure; a supply-side zealot with an impressive grasp of the complexities of the budgetary process, he dazzled both colleagues and adversaries. To judge from what little evidence survives, there seems to have been a strong dynastic element involved in Zealot leadership.
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| Explanation of feint (noun) fake show intended to deceive; deception; pretense; diversionary tactic Sample of feint She was not quite successful at her feint.
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| Explanation of mediocre (adjective) average in quality; poor; ordinary; regular Sample of mediocre The team's products easily outsell those of other American baseball clubs overseas, even though the Yankees have had a mediocre record on the field in recent years.
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| Explanation of imprecation (noun) curse Sample of imprecation However, 80 per cent of the revenue generated is spent on civil service salaries, and yet the government by imprecation if not implication blames this peasantry for sheet and gully erosion.
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| Explanation of flaccid (adjective) lacking firmness; loose; limp; drooping; soft Sample of flaccid The old dog's flaccid tail refused to wag.
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| Explanation of cacophonous (adjective) sounding jarring; discordant Sample of cacophonous The cacophonous sound from the bending metal sent shivers up our spines.
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| Explanation of indigenous (adjective) native to a region; innate; originating from a place Sample of indigenous These plants are indigenous to all of the western states. Piranha are indigenous to the tropics.
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| Explanation of didactic (adjective) instructive; preachy; educational; tending to lecture others excessively Sample of didactic Our teacher's didactic technique boosted our scores. The didactic activist was not one to be swayed.
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