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            Theocracy
When religious doctrine is the law of the land, most likely you're living in a theocracy . There's not a lot of room for dissent in theocracies, where priests are in charge and say they are speaking for God.
Notice the similarities between theocracy and democracy ? In Greek, theo- means "God" and -kratia "power or rule." A democracy is ruled by dēmos , "the people." An autocracy is one ruled by a single person with absolute power, like a king (or your mom). In theocracies , God rules.
DEFINITIONS OF:
theocracy
1
n a political unit governed by a deity (or byofficials thought to be divinely guided)
Types:
church-state
a state ruled by religious authority
hierocracy
a ruling body composed of clergy
Type of:
form of government , political system
the members of a social organization who are in power
n the belief in government by divine guidance
Type of:
ideology , political orientation , political theory
an orientation that characterizes the thinkingof a group or nation


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         Hemorrhage
Medically speaking, a hemorrhage is a rapid loss ofblood. If you fall and hit your head really hard, the doctors will check to see there's no cerebral hemorrhage , or bleeding in your brain.
Hemorrhage is pronounced HEM-or-edge. Blame the Greeks for the funny spelling, because like many medical terms, this one comes from Greek roots. Besides the medical meaning, we use hemorrhage to mean the uncontrollable loss of other things. If sudden disaster is making you hemorrhage money, you'll have to cut back on fancy dinners and new shoes. Can I recommend frozen pizza?
DEFINITIONS OF:
hemorrhage
1
n the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
Synonyms:
bleeding , haemorrhage
Types:
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Type of:
harm , hurt , injury , trauma
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
v lose blood from one's body
Synonyms:
bleed , shed blood
Types:
flow , menstruate
undergo menstruation
Type of:
discharge , eject , exhaust , expel , release
eliminate (a substance)

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          Palaver
Palaver is a type of empty nonsense. In other words, a more refined way of saying"BS."
Whether you call it malarkey, hokum, mumbo-jumbo, or truthiness, there are a lot of words for talk that cannot be trusted or believed. Palaver is part of this club. Specifically, palaver tends to be hot air — empty words from a blow hard. Palaver can also be sweet talk — a type of flattery. You can use this word as a verb too: by palavering, you might try to impress them someone or get someone themto do you a favor.
PRIMARY MEANINGS OF:
palaver
1 n v
loud and confused and empty talk
2 n v
flattery intended to persuade
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: palaver
1
n loud and confused and empty talk
Synonyms:
empty talk , empty words , hot air , rhetoric
Type of:
bunk , hokum , meaninglessness , nonsense , nonsensicality
a message that seems to convey no meaning
v speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
Synonyms:
blab , blabber , chatter , clack , gabble , gibber , maunder , piffle , prate , prattle , tattle , tittle-tattle , twaddle
Types:
babble , blather , blether , blither , smatter
to talk foolishly
Type of:
mouth , speak , talk , utter , verbalise , verbalize
express in speech
v have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds
Type of:
parley
discuss, as between enemies
2
n flattery intended to persuade
Synonyms:
blandishment , cajolery
Type of:
flattery
excessive or insincere praise
v influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
"He palavered her into going along"
Synonyms:
blarney , cajole , coax , inveigle , sweet-talk , wheedle
Types:
soft-soap
persuade someone through flattery
browbeat , bully , swagger
discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
Type of:
persuade
cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm

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           Scruples
Having scruples is kind of likehaving a conscience: your morals or scruples cause you to act in ways you think are right.
The idea of scruples has to do with ethics and morality: what is right and wrong. If you had no scruples at all, you'd just kill, steal, cheat, and do God knows what else. Scruples are a kind of moral compass that lets you know what's right. Often people use this word in an outraged way when someone does something bad: "Don't you have any scruples?" Liars, thieves, criminals, and politicians have fewer scruples than the rest of us.
DEFINITIONS OF:
scruples
1
n motivation deriving logically from ethicalor moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
Synonyms:
conscience , moral sense , sense of right and wrong
Types:
superego
(psychoanalysis) that part of the unconscious mind that acts as a conscience
small voice , voice of conscience , wee small voice
an inner voice that judges your behavior
sense of duty , sense of shame
a motivating awareness of ethical responsibility
Type of:
ethical motive , ethics , morality , morals
motivation based on ideas of right and wrong

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             Posit
To posit something is to assume or suggest that it is true. You can posit an idea oropinion.
When you posit, you submit an idea or give an opinion. Scientists posit many ideas — called hypotheses — that they then try to prove or disprove through experimentation and research. In science, you hear about positing a lot, and the same is true in math and logic. When you say "If X, then Y" you're positing a proposition. Positing can also mean to put something somewhere firmly — this means to deposit, fix, or situate.
DEFINITIONS OF:
posit
1
v take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
"He posited three basic laws of nature"
Synonyms:
postulate
Types:
assert , insist
assert to be true
Type of:
presuppose , suppose
take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand
v put before
Synonyms:
put forward , state , submit
Type of:
advise , propose , suggest
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
v put (something somewhere) firmly
"She posited her hand on his shoulder"
Synonyms:
deposit , fix , situate
Types:
bury
place in the earth and cover with soil
sediment
deposit as a sediment
Type of:
lay , place , pose , position , put , set
put into a certain place or abstract location
n (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
Synonyms:
postulate

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            Amber
Amber is a brownish yellow color. Many cats have green eyes but those with amber eyes are likely to have yellow or white fur.
Amber is also a translucent golden or honeyed-yellow colored gemstone, often used to make jewelry. That's where the color amber gets its name. Amber comes from the ocean floor — most of it is harvested from the Baltic Sea off the coast of Russia. The most likely origin of amber is the Latin word for "bitter," amarus , as the color yellow was often associated with bitterness and envy.
DEFINITIONS OF:
amber
1
n a hard yellowish to brownish translucentfossil resin; used for jewelry
Type of:
natural resin
a plant exudate
n a deep yellow color
"an amber light illuminated the room"
Synonyms:
gold
Type of:
yellow , yellowness
yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
adj of a medium to dark brownish yellow color
Synonyms:
brownish-yellow , yellow-brown
chromatic
being or having or characterized by hue

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              Doze
Are you sleepy? Maybe you need to doze a little. To doze is to sleep lightly or to take a nap.
To doze is to just have a little sleep: either a short nap or a very light snooze. Since doze and snooze almost rhyme — and snoring sounds a little like ZZZZZZZZZZZ — the letter Z might be a good way to remember this word.Just make sure you don't " doze off" in class.
DEFINITIONS OF:
doze
1
n a light fitful sleep
Synonyms:
drowse
Type of:
sleeping
the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate
v sleep lightly or for a short period of time
Synonyms:
drowse , snooze
Type of:
catch a wink , catnap , nap
take a siesta

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1. abjure formally reject or disavow a
formerly held belief, usually under

2. abrogate revoke formally

3. abstemious marked by temperance
in indulgence

4. acumen shrewdness shown by keen
insight

5. antebellum belonging to a period
before a war especially the American Civil



Abjure
Abjure means to swear off,
and it applies to something
you once believed. You can
abjure a religious faith, you
can abjure your love of
another person, and you
can abjure the practice of
using excessive force in
interrogation.

Abjure is a more dramatic way to declare
your rejection of something you once felt
or believed. When you see its Latin roots,
it makes sense: from ab- (meaning
"away") and jurare ("to swear"). When
you abjure something, you swear it away
and dissociate yourself with it. You might
abjure the field of astrology after
receiving a bad fortune, or you might
abjure marriage after a bitter divorce.

DEFINITIONS OF:
abjure
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formally reject or disavow a formerly
held belief, usually under pressure
"She abjured her beliefs"
v
Synonyms: forswear , recant , resile, retract
Type of: disown, renounce , repudiate
cast off

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having edges that are jagged from
injury
adj
Synonyms: lacerate, lacerated , torn
injured
harmed

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