Power Plus Vocabulary Book 12, Lesson 6

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venerate

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to respect or glorify; to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference.

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quotidian

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commonplace; everyday; occurring daily.

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hubris

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excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance that often leads to downfall.

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sectarian

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narrow; confined to a particular group; often related to religious or political factions.

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sanctimonious

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showing false righteousness or piety; hypocritical.

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contrive

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to plan with ingenuity; to devise or invent.

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prognosticate

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to predict or forecast an event in the future.

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peregrination

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a journey, especially a long or meandering one.

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platitude

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a remark or statement that is flat, dull, or trite; a cliché.

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stringent

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strict, precise, and exacting; demanding.