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probity

Posted on July 6, 2016June 30, 2016 by admin

pro bih ti noun proven trustworthiness; honesty; integrity. The judge was incorruptible; his probity was well-known.

vista

Posted on July 4, 2016June 28, 2016 by admin

vI stə noun 1. a view or scene, esp. as beheld through a framelike opening, as between buildings or borders of trees. We walked through the alpine village delighting in the beautiful…

recant

Posted on July 1, 2016June 27, 2016 by Lynn

rih kaent transitive verb to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. Galileo was forced to recant his views because they were unacceptable to the Church.

obfuscate

Posted on June 30, 2016June 27, 2016 by Lynn

ab f@ skeIt transitive verb to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. The meaning of the  proposed amendment was obfuscated by bureaucratic language.

impinge

Posted on June 29, 2016June 27, 2016 by Lynn

ihm pInj intransitive verb 1.  to strike or collide with something (usually followed by “on” or “upon”). A blaring car horn impinged on my thoughts. 2.  to encroach (usually followed by “on” or…

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