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evocation (2)
1) the act of bringing or recalling a feeling, memory or image to the conscious mind
eg. this picture caused evocation of deep emotions that day
2) the action of invoking a spirit or deity
eg. evocation of spirits
interminable
endless, not ending
eg. bogged down in interminable discussion
cerulean
deep blue in color like a sky
eg. cerulean waters in Italy
correspondence (1)
1) close similarity, connection, equivalence
eg. a strong correspondence between education and income
2) written communication
eg. company’s official correspondence is handled by the legal team
statuary
collection of statues
statute
written law passed by the legislative body (adjective is statutory)
eg. disallowed by the statute
comport (2)
1) conduct oneself/behave
eg. comport yourself well at work
2) to agree with, be consistent with
eg. outdated rules did not comport well with modern realities
accord (2)
1) to give/grant source of power
eg. the powers accorded to the state
2) to accord with, be harmonious with, consistent with
eg. his views accorded well with BLK principles
bungling
action of fact of carrying out a task so incompetently, fumbling
eg. bungling the case too much
thwart (2)
1) prevent someone from accomplishing something
eg. she was thwarted in her desire to not get him promoted
2) oppose a plan succesfully
eg. government thwarted the opposition leaders
obviate (2)
1) remove a need/difficulty, similar to forestall
eg. early diagnosis can obviate the need for surgery
2) avoid/prevent
eg. parachute can be used to obviate disaster
attain (2)
1) succeed in achieving something that you worked for
eg. you are trying to attain acceptance into a top MBA program
2) reach physically
eg. Audi R8 can attain 0-60 in 3.1 seconds
forestall (2)
1) prevent by taking action ahead of time
eg. Vitamins may forestall aging, forestall a disaster
2) act in advance of someone to prevent them from doing something
eg. LP forestalls me in Teams
bestow
confer, present an honor
eg. thank you for the honor you have bestowed upon me
largess (2)
1) generosity in bestowing money/gift for others
eg. donating with such largess
2) the money or gift itself that is given
eg. distribution of largesse to local population
balast
to give stability to something (like a ship) by putting heavy base/substance
eg. vessel was ballasted to give floating stability
recuse
to excuse yourself from a case, performing of legal duty because of potential conflicts of interests
eg. the judge recused herself
beholden
owning thanks or having a duty to someone in return for help
eg. I don’t like to beholden to others
inept
having or showing no skills, clumsy
eg. inept handling of the situation
impute
to attribute something bad to someone
eg. crimes imputed to her
eg. they imputed the error to careless bookeeping
acumen
ability to make good judgement and quick decisions in a particular domain
eg. business acumen
