WORDS SEARCHED PART II
1.
Germane:
Relevant and appropriate
a.
He asks questions that are germane and central
to the issue
2.
Dictum:
An authoritative declaration;
a.
(Law) an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of
law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding.
b.
Obiter dictum, pronouncement, say-so
c.
Type of: declaration judgement, legal opinion.
3.
Obiter
Dictum: An incidental remark; passing comment
4.
Precedent:
An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time.
5.
Jurisprudence:
The branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead
courts to make the decisions they do; the collection of rules imposed by the
authority.
6.
Doctrine:
A belief accepted as authoritative by some group like political, religious etc.
a.
The doctrine of sovereign immunity originated
with the maxim that the king can do no wrong.
b.
Ism, philosophy
7.
Decried:
express strongly disapproval of
a.
We decry the racism in South Africa.
b.
Condemn, excoriated, objurgated, reprobated
8.
Conscientious:
Characterized by extreme care and great effort; Guided by or in accordance with
conscience or sense of right and wrong.
a.
Painstaking, scrupulous.
9.
Frenetic:
excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion.
a.
Frenetic screams followed the accident.
b.
Frantic, frenzied, phrenetic.
10. Agitated: Troubled emotionally and
usually deeply
11. Dastardly: Despicably cowardly
a.
The unprovoked and dastardly attack by japan.
12. Despicable: Morally reprehensible =
rebuke/censure = harsh/severe criticism.
a.
Slimy ugly unworthy vile worthless wretched
13. Ramification: The act of branching out
or dividing into branches; a development that complicates a situation.
a.
The court’s decision had many unforeseen
ramifications.
14. Beacon: a fire that can be seen from a
distance
a.
Beacon fire, beacon light, lighthouse, pharos,
radio beacon
15. Stalwart: having rugged physical
strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; dependable
a.
A person who is loyal to their allegiance
b.
Hardy loyalist stout stouthearted sturdy
16. Allegiance: The act of binding yourself
(intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
17. Snub: refuse to acknowledge; reject
outright, scornfully and bluntly
a.
She snubbed his proposal
b.
(Adj) unusually short; snub nose
c.
Cold shoulder, disregard, ignore, rebuff, repel,
repulse, stiff
18. Scorn: lack of respect accompanied by a
feeling of intense dislike.
a.
He was held in scorn
b.
Contemn contempt despise despite disdain reject
spurn turn-down
19. Misconstrued: Interpret in the wrong
way
a.
She misconstrued my remarks
b.
Misapprehend, misconceived, misinterpreted,
misunderstood, was amiss
20. Kin: a relative, related by blood
a.
Kin of the patient.
21. Flutter: Move along rapidly and
lightly; Flap the wings rapidly
a.
The hummingbird fluttered among the branches
b.
Bat, bet, commotion, dart, disruption, disturbance,
flap flapping fleet flicker flit flitter fluttering kerfuffle palpitate quiver
wager waver
22. Contraindicate: Make a treatment
inadvisable; give an indication against
a.
The conditions that contraindicate breastfeeding
are rare for a mother.
b.
Advise, counsel, rede
23. Contravene: Go against, as of rules and
laws; deny the truth of
a.
Conflict, contradict infringe negate run-afoul
24. Contraband: Distributed or sold
illicitly
a.
The contraband economy pays no taxes.
b.
Black black-market bootleg smuggled
25. Zygote: initial cell formed
26. Nuance: A subtle difference in meaning,
opinion or attitude.
a.
Without understanding the finer nuances you
can't enjoy the humour.
27. Connotation: An idea that is implied or
suggested. The associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in
addition to its explicit or primary meaning: A possible connotation of “home”
is a “a place of warmth, comfort and affection.”
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