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  Word Descriptions exploit, accord, satellite, larceny, imprecation, delinquent, apathy, jeopardy, acumen, pedant


   
Description of exploit (noun)
brilliant deed; heroic act; feat

Samples of exploit
What unorthodox alternative routes into the future could such a rebel replicator exploit?



   
Description of accord (noun)
agreement; harmony; settlement

Samples of accord
Now, faced with the Anglo-Irish accord, the three unionist leaders were again united and Paisley and Molyneaux were working the main street of Bangor to boost Kilfedder's support.



   
Description of satellite (noun)
body (natural or artificial) which revolves around a larger body; generally a planet

Samples of satellite
Satellite navigation equipment enables the boat's position to be established with great accuracy anywhere on the surface of the globe.



   
Description of larceny (noun)
theft; stealing; robbery

Samples of larceny
After robbing the liquor store, she was found guilty of larceny.



   
Description of imprecation (noun)
curse

Samples 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.



   
Description of delinquent (noun)
offender; person who is guilty of an offense

Samples of delinquent
God forbid!, said Dionne, just that I'm living with a delinquent at the moment and it makes me feel mature.



   
Description of apathy (noun)
lack of emotion or interest; indifference; disinterest

Samples of apathy
He showed apathy when his relative was injured.
The disheartened peasants expressed apathy toward the new law which promised new hope and prosperity for all.



   
Description of jeopardy (noun)
danger; peril; hazard

Samples of jeopardy
The campers realized they were in potential jeopardy when the bears surrounded their camp.



   
Description of acumen (noun)
keenness of mind; insight; astuteness; shrewdness

Samples of acumen
She had no workshop, nobody to help her and no business acumen.
A striking feature of the campaign is the firm grasp voters seem to have of the main issues, and the shrewdness and acumen they show in arguing not only for one side or the other but for all sides at once.



   
Description of pedant (noun)
meticulous person; fastidious person; strict person; fussy person

Samples of pedant
One final note from a pedant: a lethal misprint on page 50 has ensured that a generation of students will be informing their tutors that the Socinians were nationalists, rather than rationalists.



  Determinations of the words exploit, accord, satellite, larceny, imprecation, delinquent, apathy, jeopardy, acumen, pedant

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