pleI j@ raIz transitive verb to wrongfully and deliberately claim as one’s own (the ideas, words, or the like) of someone else. The professor recognized several passages in the student’s paper and…
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enterprise
en t@r praIz 1. an undertaking, esp. one characterized by complexity, risk, or wide scope; venture. The expedition to the south pole was a complicated enterprise. 2. a business entity. Their software…
authoritarian
ə tho rih teI ri ən of, pertaining to, or advocating complete obedience or subjection to authority, esp. political authority, without concern for individual rights. Czar Alexander II was less authoritarian in…
doctrinaire
dak trih neIr dogmatically adhering to a doctrine or theory, regardless of its practicality. He is so doctrinaire in his belief that prisons are evil that he overlooks the need to protect…
peal
pil noun 1. a loud ringing of bells, esp. bells of different tones. At noon the peal of bells fills the square. 2. a loud prolonged noise, as of thunder, laughter, or…