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apostate
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(n) a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

(s) not faithful to religion or party or cause

carrion
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(n) the dead and rotting body of an animal

(n) dead and rotting flesh; unfit for human food

emolument
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(n) compensation received by virtue of holding an office or having employment (usually in the form of wages or fees); "a clause in the U.S. constitution prevents sitting legislators from receiving emoluments from their own votes"

ungainly
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(s) lacking grace in movement or posture; "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair"

(s) difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape; "an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl"

impiety
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(n) unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god

decadence
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(n) the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

homily
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(n) a sermon on a moral or religious topic

avocation
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(n) an auxiliary activity

circumvent
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(v) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"

(v) beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"

(v) surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"

syllogism
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(n) deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises

collation
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(n) careful examination and comparison to note points of disagreement

(n) assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence

(n) a light informal meal

haggle
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(n) an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)

(v) wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.); "Let's not haggle over a few dollars"

waylay
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(v) wait in hiding to attack

savant
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(n) someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

unction
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(n) anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual

(n) semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation

(n) smug self-serving earnestness

(n) excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm

adjure
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(v) command solemnly

(v) ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"

acrimony
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(n) a sharp and bitter manner

clarion
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(n) a medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone

(v) proclaim on, or as if on, a clarion

(v) blow the clarion

(s) loud and clear; "a clarion call"

turbid
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(s) (of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters"

cupidity
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(n) extreme greed for material wealth

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