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  Word Descriptions oblivion, asseverate, facade, compendium, sagacity, heinous, radical, implicit, mettle, simper


   
Description of oblivion (noun)
thoughtlessness; state of complete forgetfulness

Samples of oblivion
There is little trace left of York's truly ancient coaching, posting and market inns, while nearly half the pubs which were standing in the 1950s, including some historic gems, have been closed down, converted, or redeveloped into oblivion.



   
Description of asseverate (verb)
to declare positively; to confirm; to affirm

Samples of asseverate
Mr. Vidal asseverates that McVeigh is 'very, very bright.' He writes with 'perfect' spelling, punctuation and grammar.



   
Description of facade (noun)
front or face, especially of a building; illusion; deceptive appearance

Samples of facade
This even applies to listed buildings: there is still a worryingly widespread general belief that listing only covers the facade, or perhaps just the exterior, whereas it is of course expressly designed to protect the whole building.



   
Description of compendium (noun)
brief summary of the main ideas of a larger work; list of contents; inventory

Samples of compendium
As a professional carver I thought it only natural to get my hands on one of those new Arbortech Woodcarvers to add to my compendium of tools last year.
We have not heard it all before, unless we have read, as few of us have, Harriet Zinnes's compendium Ezra Pound and the Visual Arts , which all these essayists draw on very heavily.



   
Description of sagacity (noun)
shrewdness; cleverness; wisdom

Samples of sagacity
Yet it seems inconceivable to be able to do so without investing every creature from worms and viruses, which follow very precise cycles of action, to the higher mammals, with the sagacity and foresight of seasoned desert nomads or intrepid Viking explorers.



   
Description of heinous (adjective)
villainous; wicked; hateful

Samples of heinous
It is even difficult to say that a very rich person could be compensated in money terms; thus, however heinous the libel, such a person should get not more than a nominal sum and his costs.



   
Description of radical (noun)
person who advocates extreme basic changes

Samples of radical
American liberalism is weak today not because there are too many radicals to our left, but too few.



   
Description of implicit (adjective)
understood but not plainly stated; without doubt; indirectly suggested; implied; unconditional; contained within

Samples of implicit
The child's anger was implicit.
Implicit trust must be earned.



   
Description of mettle (noun)
spirit; courage; ardor

Samples of mettle
He proved he had the mettle to make it through basic training.



   
Description of simper (noun)
affected or silly smile; smirk

Samples of simper
More than 800 years of parliamentary tradition went out with a bang, not a simper, yesterday as the Earl of Burford staged a last-gasp protest against the abolition of hereditary peers' right to sit and vote in the House of Lords.



  Determinations of the words oblivion, asseverate, facade, compendium, sagacity, heinous, radical, implicit, mettle, simper

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