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Thursday, October 17, 2013
Abjure
Definition: (verb) formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
Synonym: recant
Sentence: She abjured her beliefs
Breakdown: [AB: against][JURE: rule (like a jury)]
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Synonym: recant
Sentence: She abjured her beliefs
Breakdown: [AB: against][JURE: rule (like a jury)]
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Badinage
Definition: Playful conversation
Synonym: Banter
Breakdown: [BADIN: to joke] [AGE: collection/action/process/function/condition]
Sentence: People pay to watch films with badinage between characters.
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Synonym: Banter
Breakdown: [BADIN: to joke] [AGE: collection/action/process/function/condition]
Sentence: People pay to watch films with badinage between characters.
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Apocryphal
Definition: Of questionable authority/authenticity.
Synonym: Fake
Breakdown: [APO: away/off/apart][CRYPT: underground chamber/vault][AL: pertaining to]
Sentence: She told an apocryphal story about her childhood, but the truth was eventually discovered.
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Synonym: Fake
Breakdown: [APO: away/off/apart][CRYPT: underground chamber/vault][AL: pertaining to]
Sentence: She told an apocryphal story about her childhood, but the truth was eventually discovered.
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