obdurate

ob·du·rate (bd-rt, -dy-)

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Adj.	1.	obdurate – stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing cussed, obstinate, unrepentant unregenerated, unregenerate – not reformed morally or spiritually; “unregenerate human nature”; “unregenerate conservatism”
	2.	obdurate – showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; “his flinty gaze”; “the child’s misery would move even the most obdurate heart” flint, granitic, stony, flinty hardhearted, heartless – lacking in feeling or pity or warmth

palatial

pa·la·tial (p-lshl)

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Adj.	1.	palatial – relating to or being a palace; “the palatial residence”
	2.	palatial – suitable for or like a palace; “palatial furnishings”; “a palatial yacht” impressive – making a strong or vivid impression; “an impressive ceremony”

auricular

au·ric·u·lar (ô-rky-lr)

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Adj.	1.	auricular – of or relating to near the ear otic
	2.	auricular – relating to or perceived by or shaped like the organ of hearing; “my apprehension of words is auricular; I must hear what I read”- George Santayana; “an auricular confession”; “an auricular appendage”
	3.	auricular – pertaining to an auricle of the heart; “auricular fibrillation”

excoriate

ex·co·ri·ate (k-skôr-t, -skr-)

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Verb	1.	excoriate – express strong disapproval of; “We condemn the racism in South Africa”; “These ideas were reprobated” condemn, decry, objurgate, reprobate denounce – speak out against; “He denounced the Nazis”
	2.	excoriate – tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading; “This leash chafes the dog’s neck” chafe abrade, abrase, corrade, rub down, rub off – wear away

quoth

quoth (kwth)

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elocutionist

el·o·cu·tion (l-kyshn)

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Noun

1.

elocutionist – a public speaker trained in voice production and gesture and delivery orator, public speaker, rhetorician, speechifier, speechmaker – a person who delivers a speech or oration

sacrosanct

sac·ro·sanct (skr-sngkt)

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Adj.

1.

sacrosanct – must be kept sacred inviolate, inviolable sacred – concerned with religion or religious purposes; “sacred texts”; “sacred rites”; “sacred music”

emanation

em·a·na·tion (m-nshn)

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Noun	1.	emanation – something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odor or a light, etc.) matter – that which has mass and occupies space; “physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it” ectoplasm – (spiritualism) a substance supposed to emanate from the body of the medium during a trance
	2.	emanation – the act of emitting; causing to flow forth emission egression, egress, emergence – the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent radiation – the act of spreading outward from a central source venting, discharge – the act of venting
	3.	emanation – (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost; “the emanation of the Holy Spirit”; “the rising of the Holy Ghost”; “the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son” procession, rise theological system, theology – a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings; “Jewish theology”; “Roman Catholic theology” inception, origination, origin – an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

jounce

jounce (jouns)

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Noun	1.	jounce – a sudden jarring impact; “the door closed with a jolt”; “all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers” jolt, jar, shock blow, bump – an impact (as from a collision); “the bump threw him off the bicycle”
Verb	1.	jounce – move up and down repeatedly bounce go, locomote, move, travel – change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; “How fast does your new car go?”; “We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus”; “The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect”; “The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell”; “news travelled fast”