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| accord | to grant ; to be in harmony, to agree |
| concordance | an inde of the important wordsin a book or in an author's works, in the passages in which they occur |
| cordial | warm,friendly, gracious;sometig that warms and revives, especially a liqueur |
| discordant | Being at odds, conflicting, not in harmony |
| culpable | deserving to be condemned or blamed |
| exculpate | to clear from accusations of fault or guilt |
| inculpate | to accuse or incriminate; to show evidence of someone's involvement in a fault or crime |
| edict | an official announcement that has the force of a law; an order or command |
| interdiction | an edict prohibiting something; the destruction of or the cutting off ofan enemy's line of supply |
| jurisdiction | the power or right to control or exercise authority; the territory where power may be exercised |
| malediction | a curse |
| cognitive | having to do with the process of knowing, including awareness, judgment, and understanding; basd on factual knowledge that has been or can be gained by experience |
| diagnosis | the identification of a disease by its symptoms; an investigation of and conclusion about a situation or problem |
| incognito | in disguise or with one's identity concealed |
| prognosis | the chance of recovery from from a given disease or condition; forecast or prophecy |
| adaptation | adjustment to conditions of an environment, or to a new or different use |
| aptitude | natural tendency, talent, or ability; ability to learn |
| adept | expert or highly skilled |
| inept | foolish, incompetent, bungling |
| artful | skillful, wiley, crafty, sly |
| artifact | an unusually simple object, such as a tool or ornament, made by human workmanship or modification |
| artifice | clever skill, a clever trick |
| artisan | askilled worker or craftsperson |
| cadaver | a dead body, especially one that is to be dissected; a corpse |
| casualty | a person, especially a military person, or a thing that is injured, lost, or destroyed; a victim |
| decadent | self-indulgent; decaying or declining |
| recidivism | a tendency to fall back into earlier habits or modes of behaving, especially criminal habits |
| concise | brrrief and condensed, especially in expression or statement |
| excise | To cut out, especially surgically |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive |
| precision | exactness of definition or statement; accuracy of performance or measurement |
| apiary | place where bees are kept for their honey |
| caper | a playful leap; a prank or mischievous adventure |
| equestrian | having to do with horseback riding |
| lupine | like a wolf, wolfish |
| lycanthropy | hte taking on fo the form and the behavior of a wolf by means of magic or witchcraft |
| ornithologist | a person who studies birds |
| serpentine | like a snake or a serpent in shape or movement; winding |
| simian | having todo with monkeys or apes; monkeylike |
