Day23
1.defile
verb
damage the purity or appearance of; mar or spoil.
"the land was defiled by a previous owner"
synonyms:
spoil, sully, mar, impair, debase, degrade;
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desecrate or profane (something sacred).
"the tomb had been defiled and looted"
synonyms:
desecrate, profane, violate, treat sacrilegiously;
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archaic
rape or sexually assault (a woman).
"and the Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their whoredom"
2.nevertheless
in spite of that; notwithstanding; all the same.
synonyms:
in spite of that/everything, nonetheless, even so, however, but, still, yet, though, be that as it may, for all that, despite that/everything, after everything, having said that, that said, just the same, all the same, at the same time, in any event, come what may, at any rate, notwithstanding, regardless, anyway, anyhow; More
"statements which, although literally true, are nevertheless misleading"
3.at times
sometimes; on occasions.
synonyms:
sometimes, occasionally, from time to time, (every) now and then/again, every so often, (every) once in a while, on occasion, on occasions, on the odd occasion, off and on, at intervals, periodically, sporadically, spasmodically, erratically, irregularly, intermittently, in/by fits and starts, fitfully, discontinuously, piecemeal;
rareinterruptedly
"she is at times cruel and ruthless"
"she is at times cruel and ruthless"
4.crag
a steep or rugged cliff or rock face.
synonyms:
cliff, bluff, ridge, precipice, rock face, overhang;
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GEOLOGY
a shelly sandstone occurring in eastern England.
5.highroad
noun
a main road.
"Kilburn High Road"
a direct or certain route or course.
"the high road to social justice"
NORTH AMERICAN
a morally superior approach towards something.
"the company took the high road, announcing it would extend the benefits to all its workers"
6.yoke
noun
a wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plough or cart that they are to pull.
synonyms:
harness, collar, coupling, tackle, tack, equipage
"the horses were loosened from the yoke"
a part of a garment that fits over the shoulders and to which the main part of the garment is attached.
"the pinafore fell amply from a short yoke"
verb
put a yoke on (a pair of animals); couple or attach with or to a yoke.
"a plough drawn by a camel and donkey yoked together"
synonyms:
harness, hitch, hitch up, couple, tether, fasten, attach, join, join up, team
"I yoke my oxen to the plough"
7.spoil
spoil
spɔɪl/
verb
1.
diminish or destroy the value or quality of.
"I wouldn't want to spoil your fun"
synonyms:
mar, damage, impair, blemish, disfigure, blight, flaw, deface, scar, injure, harm;
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2.
harm the character of (a child) by being too lenient or indulgent.
"the last thing I want to do is spoil Thomas"
synonyms:
overindulge, pamper, indulge, mollycoddle, cosset, coddle, baby, spoon-feed, feather-bed, wait on hand and foot, cater to someone's every whim, wrap in cotton wool, overparent, kill with kindness;
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noun
1.
goods stolen or taken forcibly from a person or place.
"the looters carried their spoils away"
synonyms:
booty, loot, stolen goods, plunder, ill-gotten gains, haul, pickings, takings;
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2.
waste material brought up during the course of an excavation or a dredging or mining operation.
"colliery spoil"
8.contend
verb
1.
struggle to surmount (a difficulty).
"she had to contend with his uncertain temper"
synonyms:
cope with, face, grapple with, deal with, take on, pit oneself against;
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2.
assert something as a position in an argument.
"he contends that the judge was wrong"
synonyms:
assert, maintain, hold, claim, argue, profess, affirm, aver, avow, insist, state, declare, pronounce, allege, plead
"the plaintiffs contended that their business plan was confidential"
9.limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock, composed mainly of skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral, forams and molluscs. Its major materials are the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). About 10% of sedimentary rocks are limestones.
10.reinstate
verb
restore (someone or something) to their former position or state.
"the union threatened strike action if Owen was not reinstated"
synonyms:
restore, return to a former position, return to power, put back, replace, bring back, reinstitute, reinstall, rehabilitate, re-establish
"he was reinstated as President on 21 August"
11.cuneiform
Cuneiform is a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia c. 3500-3000 BCE. It is considered the most significant among the many cultural contributions of the Sumerians and the greatest among those of the Sumerian city of Uruk which advanced the writing of cuneiform c. 3200 BCE.
12.dissension
disagreement that leads to discord.
synonyms:
disagreement, difference of opinion, dispute, dissent, variance, conflict, friction, strife, discord, discordance, discordancy, disunion, disaffection, rivalry, antagonism; More
"these issues caused bitter dissension in the party"
13.priesthood
In the Latter Day Saint movement, priesthood is the power and authority of God given to man, including the authority to perform ordinances and to act as a leader in the church. A body of priesthood holders is referred to as a quorum.
14.prodigiously
remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.
"the stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel"
synonyms:
enormous, huge, colossal, immense, vast, great, massive, gigantic, mammoth, tremendous, considerable, substantial, large, sizeable, inordinate, monumental, mighty, gargantuan;
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2.
archaic
unnatural or abnormal.
"rumours of prodigious happenings, such as monstrous births"
synonyms:
unnatural, monstrous, grotesque, abnormal
"prodigious apparitions were seen"
15.feudal
according to, resembling, or denoting the system of feudalism.
"the feudal system"
absurdly outdated or old-fashioned.
"his view of patriotism was more than old-fashioned—it was positively feudal"
16.asunder
apart.
synonyms:
apart, up, in two; More
"those whom God hath joined together let no man put asunder"
17.multitudinous
1
.
very numerous.
"multitudinous rugs kept us warm"
synonyms:
numerous, many, abundant, profuse, prolific, copious, legion, teeming, multifarious, a thousand and one, innumerable, countless, uncounted, infinite, numberless, unnumbered, untold, incalculable;
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2.
literary
(of a body of water) vast.
18.so deep an impress
19.the narrow strip of territory
20.philosphic
relating or devoted to the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.
"philosophical discussions about free will"
synonyms:
theoretical, analytical, rational, metaphysical, logical, reasoned, esoteric, scholarly, erudite
"a philosophical question"
2.
having or showing a calm attitude towards disappointments or difficulties.
"he was philosophical about losing the contract"
synonyms:
calm, composed, cool, collected, cool, calm, and collected, self-possessed, serene, tranquil, placid, stoical, impassive, sober, dispassionate, detached, unemotional, phlegmatic, unperturbed, imperturbable, equable, unruffled, patient, forbearing, long-suffering, tolerant, accommodating, indulgent, easy-going, even-tempered, restrained, fatalistic, unexcitable, resigned, rational, logical, realistic, practical;
informalunflappable
"training officers have learnt to be philosophical about such mishaps"
21.slope away
22.reach an climax
23.peremptorily
adjective
insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way.
"‘Just do it!’ came the peremptory reply"
synonyms:
brusque, imperious, high-handed, brisk, abrupt, summary, commanding, authoritative, overbearing, dogmatic, autocratic, dictatorial, bossy, domineering, arbitrary, arrogant, overweening, lordly, tyrannical, despotic, imperial, magisterial, authoritarian;
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not open to appeal or challenge; final.
"a peremptory order of the court"
synonyms:
incontrovertible, irreversible, binding, absolute, final, conclusive, decisive, definitive, categorical, irrefutable, unconditional, unchallengeable;
unappealable
"a peremptory order of the court"
24.cloudland
an imaginary or utopian place.
25.fable
Fable is a literary genre: a succinct fictional story, in prose or verse, that features animals, legendary creatures, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature that are anthropomorphized(given human qualities, such as the ability to speak human language) and that illustrates or leads to a particular moral lesson (a "moral"), which may at the end be added explicitly as a pithy maxim.
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