Im pan də rə bəl adjective unable to be evaluated or calculated accurately. …There is beneath my birth, life, death, a substratum of supernatural causes, imponderable, invisible, unknowable by any physical science…
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propitiate
prə pI shi eIt transitive verb to overcome the disfavor or distrust of; conciliate; appease. example: They hoped to propitiate the goddess by sacrificing a lamb at her altar. example: “I haven’t…
parvenu
par və nu noun a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. example: At the posh…
hamlet
haem liht noun a small village or settlement.
vitiate
vI shi eIt transitive verb 1. to make (a legal document or the like) ineffective or invalid. Example: This new evidence vitiates your testimony. 2. to harm the quality of; mar; spoil….